Study of Mechanical Properties of Composite Material Based on Polypropylene and Vietnamese Rice Husk Filler by Thanh Duy Tran, Mao Dang Nguyen, C. N. Ha Thuc, H. Ha Thuc, Tai Dang Tan

“…In the current work, we focused on preparation of biocomposites based on polypropylene and Vietnamese rice husk flour having narrow size distribution (100–125 μm) with the presence of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene as a compatibilizer. The effect of rice husk flour and maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene content on properties of composites was investigated. …”
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Synthesis of a Polymer Covering on Al(OH) and BaSO Surfaces by Means of Radical Polymerization in Water Medium by V. Tokarev, V. Seredyuk, S. Voronov

“…As a result of graft polymerization, compatibilizing polymer shells were formed on the Al(OH) 3 and BaSO 4 particles. …”
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Effect of Soil Burial on Tensile Properties of Polypropylene/Plasticized Cassava Starch Blends by Henry C. Obasi, Isaac O. Igwe, Innocent C. Madufor

“…Polypropylene (PP)/plasticized cassava starch (PCS) blended with and without compatibilizer (polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA)) via melt blending were prepared for soil burial which lasted for 90 days. …”
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Effect of Graphene Nanosheets on the Morphology, Crystallinity, and Thermal and Electrical Properties of Super Tough Polyamide 6 Using SEBS Compounds by Farzaneh Alirezaei Hoor, Jalil Morshedian, Shervin Ahmadi, Mohammad Rakhshanfar, Alireza Bahramzadeh

“…Super tough polyamide 6 was prepared by using SEBS and effect of SEBS-g-MA as a compatibilizer of PA6/SEBS matrix on mechanical properties was investigated. …”
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Enhanced characterization of wheat straw-PLA composites with silane coupling agent and alkali pretreatment by Zhonghua Yang, Kangjie Sun

“…Furthermore, the mechanical properties of composites synthesized by hot pressing 60 % pretreated straw, 33 % PLA and 7 % compatibilizer were evaluated, and the results demonstrated that the silane coupling agent-modified composites exhibited superior mechanical properties, with tensile, flexural and impact strengths of 15.07 MPa, 30.83 MPa and 9.95 kJ/m², respectively—approximately 1.2 times higher than those of the NaOH-treated composites. …”
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Optimization of Abrasive Wear Characteristics of Polyethylene/Acrylate Copolymer Nanocomposites by S. Chockalingam, G. Gopalarama Subramaniyan, Anand Bisen, S. Kaliappan, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, T. Ch. Anil Kumar, B. Ramesh, S. Venkatesan

“…Polymer nanocomposites are being used more widely in a variety of industries. As the compatibilizer, Elvaloy-AC-3427 (EAC) was used in addition to Cloisite 30B (C3B) as the reinforcement of filler in this research. …”
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Characteristics of Biodegradable Polylactide/Thermoplastic Starch/Nanosilica Composites: Effects of Plasticizer and Nanosilica Functionality by Regina Jeziorska, Agnieszka Szadkowska, Ewa Spasowka, Aneta Lukomska, Michal Chmielarek

“…The effect of plasticizer (polydimethylsiloxanol) and neat (SiO2) or modified (having amine functional groups) silica (A-SiO2) on morphology, thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties of PLA/TPS blends compatibilized by maleated PLA (MPLA) was investigated. …”
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Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Reinforced Biocomposite: Recycling of Postconsumed Footwear Leather by Rashedul Islam, Md Ashikur Rahaman Noyon, Thuhin Kumar Dey, Mamun Jamal, Rajasekar Rathanasamy, Moganapriya Chinnasamy, Md. Elias Uddin

“…PVP was utilized as a compatibilizer to strengthen the interfacial bonding of GO and leather fiber via π–π interactions. …”
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Enhanced Thermal Performance and Impact Strength of UHMWPE/Recycled-PA6 Blends Synthesized via a Melting Extrusion Route by Xiuying Yang, Junye Cheng, Guangping Zheng, Deqing Zhang

“…The blends of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and recycled-polyamide 6 (R-PA6) were prepared via a melting extrusion route using high-density polyethylene-graft-maleic anhydride (HDPE-g-MAH) as the compatibilizer. The morphologies and distributions of the chemical components of the blends were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and synchrotron Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy. …”
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Impact of Surface Modification and Nanoparticle on Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Nanocomposites by Idowu David Ibrahim, Tamba Jamiru, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Williams Kehinde Kupolati, Stephen Chinenyeze Agwuncha

“…Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) was used as the compatibilizer for all composites prepared except the untreated sisal fibers. …”
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Micro and nanoparticulate PP/CaCO3 composites mechanical, thermal and transport properties - DOE by Juliano Martins Barbosa, Caroline Valadão Pacheco, Gisele Szilágyi, Patrícia Candioto de Oliveira, Renato Meneghetti Peres, Hélio Ribeiro

“…The additives were initially dispersed in homopolymer polypropylene (hPP) blended with compatibilizer maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MA) in twin-screw extruder, producing CaCO3 masterbatches, that were subsequently diluted in hPP. …”
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Preparation of Modified Carbon Nanotube Polyvinylidene Fluoride Composite Film and Its Application in Packaging Design by Feng Yuan, Sen Li

“…The experimental results show that in the application of modified carbon nanotubes and polyvinylidene fluoride composite films and packaging design, the interactive function of toughening modification increases 2.44 points; through enhancement modification, packaging design reduction increases by 2.5 points; and through the compatibilization modification, the functionality of the packaging design has increased by 1.88 points.…”
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Strong, tough and aqua-degradable poly(glycolic acid)/poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) composites achieved by interfacial regulation by Chao Ma, Mintao Zhu, Min Gong, Liang Zhang, Dongrui Wang, Xiang Lin

“…In this work, in order to take full advantages of its degradability and high strength, the PGA was toughened by poly(butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and reinforced by chopped carbon fibers (CFs) through melt compounding with the help of compatibilizers which facilitated the regulation of interfacial morphology and thereby performance. …”
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Carbon nanotube manipulates crystallization kinetics and viscoelastic behavior of PP/EBC blends by Nariman Rajabifar, Payam Yazdandoost, Parnian Gholami Dastnaei, Amir Rostami

“…The dynamic mechanical analysis further interprets the role of MWCNTs as compatibilizers by bridging the gap between the glassy temperature of PP and EBC components. …”
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Physical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties and Characterization of Natural Fiber Composites Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid): Miswak (Salvadora Persica L.) Fibers by A. F. Nur Diyana, A. Khalina, M. S. Sapuan, C. H. Lee, H. A. Aisyah, M. N. Nurazzi, R. S. Ayu

“…This concludes that there is a possibility of using these materials as an alternative in composites and increase the fiber strength by using pretreatments and/or compatibilizer.…”
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Effect of clay materials on phase separation in plastic bag waste-modified bitumen during high-temperature storage by Mohammed Nouali, Zohra Derriche, Elhem Ghorbel

“…Clay minerals are widely studied as compatibilizing agents, that prevent binder phase separation in bitumen/polymer/clay blends as often evaluated through softening point testing. …”
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Influence of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and aluminum-carbon layered double hydroxides (Al-C LDH) in polypropylene matrix of hybrid composite structures on the microstructure and... by R. Daulath Banu, R. Karunanithi, S. Sivasankaran, B. Subramanian, Abdullah A. Alhomidan

“…In this study, a polypropylene (PP) matrix was reinforced with ultra-fine graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), aluminum-carbon layered double hydroxides (Al-C LDHs), and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as hybrid reinforcements, along with polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA) compatibilizers to create a novel thermoplastic-based hybrid composite polymer. …”
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