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Rheological properties of HDPE/chitosan composites modified with PE-g-MA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2017

Poliana S. Lima ,
Rebecca S.F. Brito ,
Bárbara F.F. Santos ,
Albaniza A. Tavares ,
Pankaj Agrawal ,
Daniela L.A.C.S. Andrade ,
Renate M.R. Wellen ,
Eduardo L. Canedo  and
Suédina M.L. Silva
Poliana S. Lima
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
Rebecca S.F. Brito
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
Bárbara F.F. Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
Albaniza A. Tavares
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
Pankaj Agrawal
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
Daniela L.A.C.S. Andrade
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
Renate M.R. Wellen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
Eduardo L. Canedo
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
Suédina M.L. Silva*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB 58429-900, Brazil
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: suedina.silva@ufcg.edu.br
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Abstract

The rheological behavior of composites made with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and chitosan was studied. Composites were prepared by melt processing in a laboratory internal mixer. Maleic anhydride grafted HDPE (PE-g-MA) was used as compatibilizer to enhance the dispersion of chitosan in the HDPE matrix. Different percentages of chitosan and compatibilizer (up to a maximum of 25 phr) were added into HDPE to prepare composites. Characterization of the composites with parallel plate rheometer and laboratory internal mixer revealed that the presence of chitosan increases the complex viscosity, loss modulus, storage modulus and the torque (i.e., melt viscosity), and the combination chitosan/compatibilizer has a similar, if slighter, effect. At higher filler levels it is clear that the PE-g-MA affected the microstructure of the compounds, possibly increasing matrix–filler interactions and acting as an effective compatibilizer.

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high-density polyethylenechitosanmaleated polyethylenerheology
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , 28 February 2017 , pp. 775 - 787
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Contributing Editor: Sarah Morgan

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