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Mechanical properties of recycled low-density polyethylene have been improved by using calcium carbonate as a filler. Compatibility of the filler with a matrix is not sufficient to lead to materials with good elongation at break. This compatibility has been increased by introducing 5 or 10% of compatibilizers as triblock copolymers of styrene and butadiene modified with maleic anhydride. Good results have also been obtained by direct grafting of maleic anhydryde onto recycled low-density polyethylene.
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Pietrasanta, Y., Robin, J., Torres, N. et al. Mechanical Performance Improvement of Low-Density Polyethylene Blends. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials 2, 85–95 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009756818443
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