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Polyolefin Compounds and Materials

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Polyolefin composites (POCs) are defined as materials that contain two or more phases (chemically and physically) and have a distinct boundary. The careful combination of different systems results in improved structure and function over the individual constituents alone. Polyolefins have a wide range of applications, are inexpensive, and possess a diverse range of features (Robert et al. in Poly Compos 31:604–611, 2010 [1]; Gellert in Turley in Compos Part A Appl Sci 30:1259–1265, 1999 [2]). One of the primary advantages of polyolefins is that they are recyclable. Their properties can also be improved through composite engineering (Hugo et al. in Plast Rubber Compos 40:317–323, 2011 [3]). Polyolefins may be classified into different groups of thermoplastics and elastomers depending on the type of monomer and their structure (Soares and McKenna in Polyolefin reaction engineering, VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., Weinheim, 2012 [4]). Polyethylene (containing an ethylene monomer unit) and polypropylene (containing propylene monomer units) are two widely used polyolefins with diverse applications (Saman et al. in J Appl Polym Sci 124:1074–1080, 2012 [5]).

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Al-Thani, N.J., Bhadra, J., Zadeh, K.M. (2016). Polyolefin Composites and Nanocomposites. In: Al-Ali AlMa'adeed, M., Krupa, I. (eds) Polyolefin Compounds and Materials. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25982-6_6

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