Research Article

Processing and Characterization of a Polypropylene Biocomposite Compounded with Maleated and Acrylated Compatibilizers

Figure 1

Comparison of tensile strength of neat polypropylene to that of sunflower reinforced polypropylenes with and without the inclusion of chemical compatibilizers. N corresponds to the neat, nonreinforced polypropylene, C to the reinforced control formulation without the addition of a compatibilizer.
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