Abstract
AbstractIn this study, rice‐straw (RS) filled high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites were manufactured by extrusion and injection molding. Three compatibilizers, which are unfunctionalized ethylene/propylene copolymer (uEPR), maleic anhydride grafted EPR (EPR‐g‐MA) and PE‐g‐MA, and their combinations were introduced to strengthen fiber‐matrix interphase. The mechanical and morphological properties of composites were investigated. For single‐compatibilizer system, PE‐g‐MA or EPR‐g‐MA alone enhanced tensile, flexural, and impact strengths of resultant composites compared with HDPE/RS system without compatibilizers. Different toughening origins of individual compatibilizer were discussed based on composites' interphase morphologies and mechanical properties. For combined‐compatibilizers system, the PE‐g‐MA/EPR weight ratio is important for several properties of composites. The optimum ratio was considered as 2 : 1 and 1 : 1 for PE‐g‐MA/uEPR and PE‐g‐MA/EPR‐g‐MA modified composites, respectively. Also, composites modified by combined PE‐g‐MA/EPR‐g‐MA showed better impact strength than that modified by PE‐g‐MA alone. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011
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