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Crystallization, mechanical properties and thermal stability of cockleshell-derived CaCO3 filled polypropylene

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This study discusses the potential of utilizing waste cockleshell derived-CaCO3 (CS) as filler in polypropylene (PP). Mineral fillers were prepared from cockleshell-derived CaCO3 and used to fill polypropylene. The composites were prepared by melt blending and fabricated by injection and compression molding techniques. The effects of filler on crystal structure, crystallization and thermal degradation characteristics of filled polypropylene composites were elucidated. The cockleshell filler promoted the formation of the β-crystalline phase in PP, which improved the rigidity and toughness of the composites. However, stearic acid treatments on the filler would significantly affect the nucleation process and therefore hindered crystallization. Acceleration in thermal degradation of PP was also noted with increasing filler loading.

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  1. Future Applied Conventional Technology Centre, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan

    Supaphorn Thumsorn & Hiroyuki Hamada

  2. Division of Materials Technology, School of Energy, Environmental and Materials, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    Nandh Thavarungkul

  3. Department of Industrial Engineering, Pathumwan Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

    Jessada Wong-on

  4. Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore, Singapore

    Yew Wei Leong

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Thumsorn, S., Thavarungkul, N., Wong-on, J. et al. Crystallization, mechanical properties and thermal stability of cockleshell-derived CaCO3 filled polypropylene. J Polym Res 23, 224 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-016-1119-x

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