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A study on the effects of the addition of raw materials on the weakened mechanical and rheological properties of styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene/polypro-pylene (SEBS/PP) composites previously recycled by injection molding was carried out. The results suggest that the addition of the hard PP polymer led to a reduction in tensile elongation and an increase in hardness, while the addition of the soft SEBS polymer resulted in decreased tensile strength, hardness, and melt flow index (MFI) value. Additionally, combinatorial addition of PP and SEBS was performed, and we confirmed that this allowed successful recovery of both hardness and MFI values in recycled SEBS/PP composites.
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Park, MH. Recovery of the mechanical properties of recycled styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene/polypropylene (SEBS/PP) composites. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci. 7, 277–281 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13530-015-0249-6
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