Journal of Advanced Research (2016) 7, 373–380 Cairo University Journal of Advanced Research ORIGINAL ARTICLE Application of waste bulk moulded composite (BMC) as a filler for isotactic polypropylene composites Mateusz Barczewski a,*, Danuta Matykiewicz a, Jacek Andrzejewski a, Katarzyna Sko´ rczewska b a Polymer Processing Division, Institute of Materials Technology, Poznan´ University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 61-138 Poznan´, Poland b Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Seminaryjna 3, 85-326 Bydgoszcz, Poland GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: The aim of this study was to produce isotactic polypropylene based composites filled with waste Received 2 October 2015 thermosetting bulk moulded composite (BMC). The influence of BMC waste addition (5, 10, * Corresponding author. Tel.: +48 616475858; fax: +48 616652217. E-mail address:
[email protected] (M. Barczewski). Peer review under responsibility of Cairo University. Production and hosting by Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2016.01.001 2090-1232 Ó 2016 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Cairo University. 374 M. Barczewski et al. Received in revised form 17 December 20 wt%) on composites structure and properties was investigated. Moreover, additional studies 2015 of chemical treatment of the filler were prepared. Modification of BMC waste by calcium stea- Accepted 13 January 2016 rate (CaSt) powder allows to assess the possibility of the production of composites with better Available online 16 February 2016 dispersion of the filler and more uniform properties. The mechanical, processing, and thermal properties, as well as structural investigations were examined by means of static tensile test, Keywords: Dynstat impact strength test, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide angle X-ray scatter- Polypropylene ing (WAXS), melt flow index (MFI) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).