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Impact modified blends of polypropylene (PP) and a commercial polyolefinic elastomer (POE) were prepared and further reinforced with suitable nanoclay. The addition of elastomer and nanoclay improved the impact properties significantly, whereas moderate improvement was observed in tensile strength, flexural strength, flexural modulus, and elongation at break. The heat distortion temperatures of the filled compositions were close to that of neat PP. The compositions exhibited excellent flow characteristics. Blending sequence between PP, POE and Nanoclay was altered and its effect on the properties of Nanocomposite was investigated. The preferential migration of the blend components leading to different intercalated morphology was reported.
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One of the authors (SH) would like to express his warmest gratitude to UGC for providing him Junior Research Fellowship during the above investigation.
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This work has been done in 2005 as part of the completion of academic degrees of SH and DL
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Hazra, S., Paul, S. & Langhe, D.S. Preferential migration of blend components leading to different intercalated morphology. Int J Plast Technol 14 (Suppl 1), 30–36 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12588-010-0007-1
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