Polypropylene(PP)/nano-clay (ISIC) blend samples were prepared by melt mixing,followed by γ-ray irradiation.Batch foaming of irradiated PP/ISIC samples by using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) was investigated in detail.The effects of absorbed doses,nano-clay content and foaming temperature on the morphology of PP/ISIC foam were also investigated.The results indicated that the PP/ISIC foam had a well-defined cellular structure at a dose of 30kGy.Smaller cell size and higher cell density were obtained at high nano-clay content.The average cell size of PP/ISIC foam was reduced to 25μm,and the cell density reached 1.1×108 cell/cm3 at anano-clay content of 3wt%.After the addition of nano-clay and irradiation,the foaming temperature window of PP increased from 4℃ to 10℃ as compared to the virgin PP.
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基金资助
国家自然科学基金(11079048)