Research Article

Effect on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Random Copolymer Polypropylene/Microcrystalline Cellulose Composites Using T-ZnOw as an Additive

Table 2

Density and void content of composites.

SampleWeight FractionExperimental densityTheoretical densityVoid content
(%)(g·cm−3)(g·cm−3)(%)

MCC/PP-g-MA/rPP30:5:650.951.015.67
40:5:550.971.035.83
50:5:451.031.117.21
60:5:351.061.157.83
70:5:251.071.178.55

T-ZnOw/MCC/PP-g-MA/rPP3:58:5:350.991.2218.85
5:57:5:350.931.1519.13
7:55:5:350.871.1222.32
10:53:5:350.811.1127.03

Specific gravity of the matrix = 0.900 g·cm−3.
Specific gravity of the MCC = 1.244 g·cm−3.
Specific gravity of the T-ZnOw = 0.200 g·cm−3.