China Plastics ›› 2020, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 1-8.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2020.05.001

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Study on Properties of Polypropylene Modified with Combination of Zeolites and Organic Phosphate Salt

Chao LI, Chuangchuang TONG, Xin MENG, Zhong XIN()   

  1. Production Engineering Department,School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237,China
  • Received:2019-12-25 Online:2020-05-26 Published:2020-05-26

Abstract:

Isotactic polypropylene (iPP)/zeolite and iPP/phosphate sodium nucleating agent (NA11)/zeolite compounds were prepared by a direct mixing method, and the effects of the type and content of zeolite on their crystallization temperature and mechanical properties were investigated. Furthermore, the synergistic effect from zeolite and organophosphates on the nucleation performance of the compounds was studied, and a kinetic analysis was performed for the crystalline improvement of iPP. The results indicated that the addition of zeolite improved the crystallization and mechanical properties of iPP significantly, and the type of zeolite was found to influence the performance of iPP. The ZSM?5?type zeolite could promote the formation of β?form crystal of iPP at the concentration over 5 wt%. The combination of zeolite and NA11 could further improve the mechanical properties of the compounds, and good rigidity and toughness were achieved for the compounds containing 0.1 wt% NA11 and 0.1 wt% 4A?type zeolite. The compounds gained an increase in flexural modulus by 35.2 % and in impact strength by 14.4 % compared to pure iPP, indicating a good balance between rigidity and toughness.

Key words: polypropylene, zeolite, organic phosphate sodium salt nucleator, mechanical property, crystalline property

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