Thermal Stability and Kinetic Study of Isotactic Polypropylene/Algerian Bentonite Nanocomposites Prepared via Melt Blending

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</svg> (MPa)</td><td align="center">Strength <br/><svg height="8.3000002" id="M99" style="vertical-align:-0.13794pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 9.7250004 8.3000002" width="9.7250004" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>  (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">iPP</td><td align="center">1045.0 (±10.4)</td><td align="center">25.7 (±0.6)</td><td align="center">650.0 (±38.0)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">iPP/PBT</td><td align="center">1030.0 (±5.5)</td><td align="center">26.6 (±0.8)</td><td align="center">600.0 (±45.0)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">iPP/OBT</td><td align="center">1305.5 (±20.2)</td><td align="center">30.5 (±1.2)</td><td align="center">350.0 (±25.0)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Physical and mechanical properties of iPP and its iPP/Algerian bentonite nanocomposites.

Journal of Polymers

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Table 3

Table 3: Thermal Stability and Kinetic Study of Isotactic Polypropylene/Algerian Bentonite Nanocomposites Prepared via Melt Blending 