Some photodegradation and reprocessing properties of polypropylene zinc-oxide nanocomposites

Satu Kortet; Mika Paajanen; Harri Joki; Oliverio Fernández; Graciela Morales; Raffaella Battelli; Gustavo de Luna

Some photodegradation and reprocessing properties of polypropylene zinc-oxide nanocomposites

Satu Kortet, Mika Paajanen, Harri Joki, Oliverio Fernández, Graciela Morales, Raffaella Battelli, Gustavo de Luna

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Abstract

Photodegradation is one of the main concerns when developing a plastic composite for outdoor applications. At the same time the recycling recuirements are getting more stringent demanding new use for the recycled plastic composites. In this study we have utilized stearic acid modified ZnO nanoparticles with 0.25-3.0 wt-% in polypropylene in order to decrease the photodegradation of the nanocomposites and also to preserve the UV-resistance properties of the recycled material. The results show that ZnO nanoparticles make the PP composite less opaque in visual wavelenghts than the micron particles

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2011
MoE publication type	Not Eligible
Event	Polymat 2011, International Conference on Polymers and Advanced Materials - Huatulco, Mexico Duration: 16 Oct 2011 → 21 Oct 2011

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Conference	Polymat 2011, International Conference on Polymers and Advanced Materials
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Huatulco
Period	16/10/11 → 21/10/11

Keywords

Polypropylene
UV-protection
nano
ZnO

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AU - Battelli, Raffaella

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Some photodegradation and reprocessing properties of polypropylene zinc-oxide nanocomposites

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