Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation

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Rosales, Caren Soledad; Aranburu, Nora; Otaegi, Itziar; Pettarin, Valeria; Bernal, Celina Raquel; Müller, Alejandro J.; Guerrica Echevarriá, Gonzalo
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2022
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Polyolefins (polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP)) are the most abundant polymers found in plastic solid waste. They are expensive to separate, and recycling them in the form of blends is not viable due to their immiscibility and incompatibility. Following the idea of the circular economy where waste is turned into raw materials for manufacturing technological products using minimum energy, a solution is proposed for the poor behavior of immiscible PE/PP blends by taking advantage of their immiscibility to transform them into microfibrillar composites (MFCs). PE/PP blends with an 80:20 content ratio were studied, emulating the ratio found in municipal waste. A microfibrillar structure was achieved through an unusual combination of common industrial processing techniques: Extrusion, drawing, and injection. The performance of the resulting fibrillar materials was evaluated by means of tensile, fracture, and impact tests, and the results were compared with those of unstretched blends (UBs) with droplet morphology. The effect of adding a compatibilizer was also evaluated. The results were promising as the performance of the MFCs was much better than that of the nonfibrillated blends, and a synergistic effect between the addition of the compatibilizer and microfibrillation process was observed. It seems that this type of processing has great potential for large-scale application in immiscible recycled polyolefin blends in which the final properties can be improved by modifying their morphology, obviating the need to separate these polymers in mixed waste streams.
Fil: Rosales, Caren Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Aranburu, Nora. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
Fil: Otaegi, Itziar. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
Fil: Pettarin, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Bernal, Celina Raquel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Tecnología en Polímeros y Nanotecnología. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Tecnología en Polímeros y Nanotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Müller, Alejandro J.. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
Fil: Guerrica Echevarriá, Gonzalo. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
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BLENDS
COMPATIBILIZATION
FIBRILLATION
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
POLYETHYLENE
POLYPROPYLENE
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spelling Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through MicrofibrillationRosales, Caren SoledadAranburu, NoraOtaegi, ItziarPettarin, ValeriaBernal, Celina RaquelMüller, Alejandro J.Guerrica Echevarriá, GonzaloBLENDSCOMPATIBILIZATIONFIBRILLATIONMECHANICAL PROPERTIESPOLYETHYLENEPOLYPROPYLENEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2Polyolefins (polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP)) are the most abundant polymers found in plastic solid waste. They are expensive to separate, and recycling them in the form of blends is not viable due to their immiscibility and incompatibility. Following the idea of the circular economy where waste is turned into raw materials for manufacturing technological products using minimum energy, a solution is proposed for the poor behavior of immiscible PE/PP blends by taking advantage of their immiscibility to transform them into microfibrillar composites (MFCs). PE/PP blends with an 80:20 content ratio were studied, emulating the ratio found in municipal waste. A microfibrillar structure was achieved through an unusual combination of common industrial processing techniques: Extrusion, drawing, and injection. The performance of the resulting fibrillar materials was evaluated by means of tensile, fracture, and impact tests, and the results were compared with those of unstretched blends (UBs) with droplet morphology. The effect of adding a compatibilizer was also evaluated. The results were promising as the performance of the MFCs was much better than that of the nonfibrillated blends, and a synergistic effect between the addition of the compatibilizer and microfibrillation process was observed. It seems that this type of processing has great potential for large-scale application in immiscible recycled polyolefin blends in which the final properties can be improved by modifying their morphology, obviating the need to separate these polymers in mixed waste streams.Fil: Rosales, Caren Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Aranburu, Nora. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; EspañaFil: Otaegi, Itziar. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; EspañaFil: Pettarin, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Bernal, Celina Raquel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Tecnología en Polímeros y Nanotecnología. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Tecnología en Polímeros y Nanotecnología; ArgentinaFil: Müller, Alejandro J.. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; EspañaFil: Guerrica Echevarriá, Gonzalo. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; EspañaAmerican Chemical Society2022-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/213640Rosales, Caren Soledad; Aranburu, Nora; Otaegi, Itziar; Pettarin, Valeria; Bernal, Celina Raquel; et al.; Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation; American Chemical Society; Applied Polymer Materials; 4-2022; 1-112637-6105CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1021/acsapm.1c01932info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:59:46Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/213640instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:59:46.861CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
title Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
spellingShingle Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
Rosales, Caren Soledad
BLENDS
COMPATIBILIZATION
FIBRILLATION
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
POLYETHYLENE
POLYPROPYLENE
title_short Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
title_full Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
title_fullStr Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
title_full_unstemmed Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
title_sort Improving the Mechanical Performance of LDPE/PP Blends through Microfibrillation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rosales, Caren Soledad
Aranburu, Nora
Otaegi, Itziar
Pettarin, Valeria
Bernal, Celina Raquel
Müller, Alejandro J.
Guerrica Echevarriá, Gonzalo
author Rosales, Caren Soledad
author_facet Rosales, Caren Soledad
Aranburu, Nora
Otaegi, Itziar
Pettarin, Valeria
Bernal, Celina Raquel
Müller, Alejandro J.
Guerrica Echevarriá, Gonzalo
author_role author
author2 Aranburu, Nora
Otaegi, Itziar
Pettarin, Valeria
Bernal, Celina Raquel
Müller, Alejandro J.
Guerrica Echevarriá, Gonzalo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BLENDS
COMPATIBILIZATION
FIBRILLATION
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
POLYETHYLENE
POLYPROPYLENE
topic BLENDS
COMPATIBILIZATION
FIBRILLATION
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
POLYETHYLENE
POLYPROPYLENE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Polyolefins (polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP)) are the most abundant polymers found in plastic solid waste. They are expensive to separate, and recycling them in the form of blends is not viable due to their immiscibility and incompatibility. Following the idea of the circular economy where waste is turned into raw materials for manufacturing technological products using minimum energy, a solution is proposed for the poor behavior of immiscible PE/PP blends by taking advantage of their immiscibility to transform them into microfibrillar composites (MFCs). PE/PP blends with an 80:20 content ratio were studied, emulating the ratio found in municipal waste. A microfibrillar structure was achieved through an unusual combination of common industrial processing techniques: Extrusion, drawing, and injection. The performance of the resulting fibrillar materials was evaluated by means of tensile, fracture, and impact tests, and the results were compared with those of unstretched blends (UBs) with droplet morphology. The effect of adding a compatibilizer was also evaluated. The results were promising as the performance of the MFCs was much better than that of the nonfibrillated blends, and a synergistic effect between the addition of the compatibilizer and microfibrillation process was observed. It seems that this type of processing has great potential for large-scale application in immiscible recycled polyolefin blends in which the final properties can be improved by modifying their morphology, obviating the need to separate these polymers in mixed waste streams.
Fil: Rosales, Caren Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Aranburu, Nora. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
Fil: Otaegi, Itziar. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
Fil: Pettarin, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Bernal, Celina Raquel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Tecnología en Polímeros y Nanotecnología. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Tecnología en Polímeros y Nanotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Müller, Alejandro J.. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
Fil: Guerrica Echevarriá, Gonzalo. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Polymat.; España
description Polyolefins (polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP)) are the most abundant polymers found in plastic solid waste. They are expensive to separate, and recycling them in the form of blends is not viable due to their immiscibility and incompatibility. Following the idea of the circular economy where waste is turned into raw materials for manufacturing technological products using minimum energy, a solution is proposed for the poor behavior of immiscible PE/PP blends by taking advantage of their immiscibility to transform them into microfibrillar composites (MFCs). PE/PP blends with an 80:20 content ratio were studied, emulating the ratio found in municipal waste. A microfibrillar structure was achieved through an unusual combination of common industrial processing techniques: Extrusion, drawing, and injection. The performance of the resulting fibrillar materials was evaluated by means of tensile, fracture, and impact tests, and the results were compared with those of unstretched blends (UBs) with droplet morphology. The effect of adding a compatibilizer was also evaluated. The results were promising as the performance of the MFCs was much better than that of the nonfibrillated blends, and a synergistic effect between the addition of the compatibilizer and microfibrillation process was observed. It seems that this type of processing has great potential for large-scale application in immiscible recycled polyolefin blends in which the final properties can be improved by modifying their morphology, obviating the need to separate these polymers in mixed waste streams.
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