Compatibilizer Efficiency in Enhancing Marine Plastic Waste Valorization Through Simulated Recycled Plastic Blends.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the optimal combination of compatibilizers and stabilizers to enhance the value of marine environment plastic (MEP). The composition of the plastics was analysed, and a simulated recycled plastic blend (sMEP) was prepared based on a simplified composition of actual MEP. Different concentrations of three commercial compatibilizers (C1, C2 and C3) were tested to improve tensile strength. The tensile tests indicated that the blend compatibilized with 10 wt.% C3 (polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride) exhibited the highest increase in tensile strength. This optimal compatibilization was then combined with two commercial stabilizers and applied to a simulated MEP blend. Scanning electron microscopy images showed that all blends had a continuous polyethylene phase w

SUBMITTER: Piedade Cestari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11644770 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature