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A novel insight into the origin of toughness in polypropylene-calcium carbonate microcomposites: multivariate analysis of ss-NMR spectra
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SYSNO ASEP 0480894 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title A novel insight into the origin of toughness in polypropylene-calcium carbonate microcomposites: multivariate analysis of ss-NMR spectra Author(s) Kukačková, Olivia (UMCH-V) RID
Nguyen, Viet Dung (UMCH-V)
Abbrent, Sabina (UMCH-V) RID, ORCID
Urbanová, Martina (UMCH-V) RID, ORCID
Kotek, Jiří (UMCH-V) RID
Brus, Jiří (UMCH-V) RID, ORCIDSource Title Polymer. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0032-3861
Roč. 132, 6 December (2017), s. 106-113Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords isotactic polypropylene microcomposites ; CaCO3 ; toughness Subject RIV CD - Macromolecular Chemistry OECD category Polymer science R&D Projects GA16-04109S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) LO1507 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Institutional support UMCH-V - RVO:61389013 UT WOS 000416042500012 EID SCOPUS 85032686525 DOI 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.10.071 Annotation Interface has been long time recognized as crucial for changing and optimizing mechanical properties of polymer composites and nanocomposites. Spectroscopic identification of this interface, however, remains a great challenge. This study combining solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy with a principal component analysis (PCA) proposes a novel strategy to explore the role of interfacial area at vicinity of filler particles on toughness of polymer composites. Samples of commercial-grade isotactic polypropylene (PP), both neat and modified with various types of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) microparticles, were subjected to a combination of fracture mechanical testing and solid-state NMR analysis. Temperature-induced transformation between the free and constrained amorphous phases was monitored using the factor analysis of 13C MAS NMR spectra. The three-dimensional correlation plots clearly separated the prepared PP/CaCO3 microcomposites into the well-defined clusters, allowing the systems with differing quantities of partially ordered amorphous domains to be identified. These differences perfectly correlated with the toughness of the prepared composites. The results thus confirmed that the changes in the toughness of the microcomposites are closely related to the increased formation of the partially ordered trans-crystalline fraction of PP chains. Workplace Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Contact Eva Čechová, cechova@imc.cas.cz ; Tel.: 296 809 358 Year of Publishing 2018
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