Abstract
The paper studies the influence of compatibilizer (polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride, PP-g-MA) on morphology of polypropylene/zinc oxide composites. Polypropylene (PP) and zinc oxide (ZnO) composites were prepared by melt mixing technique in a twin screw extruder and the effect of PP-g-MA compatibilizer on the morphology of composites was investigated. Dispersion of ZnO in the matrix polymer was investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results obtained show that the addition of a small of PP-g-MA compatibilizer during melt extrusion improved the dispersion of ZnO particles.
