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Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.87, No.5, 723-732, 2003
Preparation, characterization, and some physical properties of polypropylene/poly(methyl acrylate)-grafted glass wool composites
Polypropylene/poly(methyl acrylate)-grafted glass wool (PMA-g-GW) mixes were prepared. The polymerization process was carried out using potassium persulfate (PPS) and PPS/acetone sodium bisulfite (ASBS) as a redox-pair initiation system at 60 and 70degreesC. The effect of using PPS or PPS/ASBS on the grafting percent and conversion percent reveals that the conversion percent values on using PPS as an initiator are higher than those of PPS/ASBS, while in the case of grafting, the inverse is true, that is, using PPS as an initiator gives grafting percent values lower than those that can be obtained using PPS/ASBS. The dielectric properties, thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity, and thermal conductivity of PP loaded with modified glass wool as a function of different types and concentrations of initiators-used in the grafting polymerization process, namely, PPS and the redox initiating system-were also studied.