Photo-oxidative behavior of PP/GnP nanocomposites
- Authors: L. Botta, M.C. Mistretta, M. Ceraulo, F.P. La Mantia
- Publication year: 2018
- Type: Abstract in atti di convegno pubblicato in volume
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/359318
Abstract
In this work the photo-oxidative behavior of neat polypropylene (PP) and PP based nanocomposites incorporating graphene nanoplatelets (GnP) was studied. In particular, the influence of the amount of incorporated GnP was evaluated. The photo-oxidation has been followed by monitoring the change of the rheological, mechanical and spectroscopic properties upon artificial exposure to UV-B light. The results revealed that the presence of GnP reduced the rate of photooxidation of the PP matrix and, in the investigated composition range, the photo-stabilizing action improved with increasing the GnP content.