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Properties of Mixed Polypropylene / Polylactide after Multiple Processing
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: Received: 27 March 2020 / Approved: 29 March 2020 / Online: 29 March 2020 (10:02:39 CEST)
How to cite: Fabijański, M.; Garbarski, J. Properties of Mixed Polypropylene / Polylactide after Multiple Processing. Preprints 2020, 2020030431. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0431.v1 Fabijański, M.; Garbarski, J. Properties of Mixed Polypropylene / Polylactide after Multiple Processing. Preprints 2020, 2020030431. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0431.v1
Abstract
Polypropylene (PP) is commonly used in the polymer processing industry. Its feature is a good chemical resistance, it is non-toxic and not harmful to people. Polypropylene is widely used in the manufacturing of food packages, laboratory and medical equipment, electric cables insulators, automotive parts, toys and furniture. The application of this material enables us to obtain complicated shapes of big surfaces. It is also highly recyclable. Polylactide (PLA) is a product of the so called “green chemistry” because it is obtained from the renewable raw materials (biomass). As its price is higher compared to the traditional polymers, its repeated use (recycling) is of high interest. Due to the same reason (cost) the mixtures of PLA with other polymers are applied. In this paper the results of testing the PP/PLA mixtures of various mass ratio of the components are presented. Technical terms of preparing and processing such mixtures have been practically tested. Also the mechanical strength was determined based on the static tensile tests. The results showed that those mixtures can be repeatedly processed. Even five-times reprocessing does not cause essential drop of mechanical properties
Keywords
polylactide; polypropylene,; polymer mixtures; recycling
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics
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