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Shrinkage reduction and morphological characterization of PP reinforced with glass fiber and nanoclay using functionalized PP as compatibilizer

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This work presents results of shrinkage and structure characteristics of reinforced PP using combinations of glass fiber and nanoclay with functionalized PP as compatibilizer during injection molding. Shrinkage, warpage and structure characteristics of clay-fiber reinforced nanocomposites using PP grafted with 2-[2- (Dimethylamino) ethoxy] ethanol (DMAE) to obtain PPgDMAE as compatibilizer, were analyzed. The glass fiber-nanoclay combinations decrease the PP shrinkage as well as the warpage tendency. Functionalized PP facilitates glass fiber and clay dispersion and intercalation. The crystallization temperature, Tc, increases slightly with respect to pure PP and the degree of crystallinity, Xc, was reduced with the clay content.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank CONACYT for the financial support through projects, CB-104865, CB-222805, and LN-232753. The authors also wish to thank Alejandro–Espinoza, Marcelina-Sanchez, Jesus-Rodriguez, Fabian-Chavez, Francisco-Zendejo, M.Lourdes-Guillen, J.Lopez-Rivera, Silvia-Torres, Sergio-Zertuche, H. Felipe-Jimenez, Miriam-Lozano, Josefina-Zamora, Rosario Rangel, Irma Solis, M. E. Hurtado and Daniel Alvarado for their technical support.

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  1. Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna 140, CP 25294, Saltillo, Coahuila, México

    Arisbe Mayrarel Cadena-Perez, Isaura Yañez-Flores, Saul Sanchez-Valdes, Oliverio S. Rodriguez-Fernandez, Salvador Fernandez-Tavizon, Luis Francisco Ramos de Valle & Juan Guillermo Martinez-Colunga

  2. División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Cd. Madero, Juventino Rosas y Jesus Urueta, Col. Los Mangos, C.P. 89440 Cd, Madero, Tamaulipas, México

    Tomas Lozano-Ramirez

  3. Instituto Tecnológico de Nuevo León, Av. Eloy Cavazos 2001 Col. Tolteca, Guadalupe, Nuevo León, México

    Jonam L. Sanchez-Cuevas

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Cadena-Perez, A.M., Yañez-Flores, I., Sanchez-Valdes, S. et al. Shrinkage reduction and morphological characterization of PP reinforced with glass fiber and nanoclay using functionalized PP as compatibilizer. Int J Mater Form 10, 233–240 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-015-1272-5

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