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A study on the microstructure of eco-friendly cellulose-based materials with PP matrix and compatibilizer

  • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
  • Abbr : J. Korean Cryst. Growth Cryst. Technol.
  • 2026, 36(2), pp.84~90
  • DOI : 10.6111/JKCGCT.2026.36.2.084
  • Publisher : The Korea Association Of Crystal Growth, Inc.
  • Research Area : Engineering > Materials Science and Engineering
  • Received : May 14, 2026
  • Accepted : June 15, 2026
  • Published : June 30, 2026

Suk-Hyun Lee 1 Min Seong Lee 2

1한서대학교
2리베이션 (REVATION)

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ABSTRACT

Composites with high cellulose content can reduce product quality and process stability by causing the sharkskin effect, characterized by surface roughness and wrinkle-like defects during extrusion molding. In this study, a composite material containing 50 wt% cellulose was used as a masterbatch and mixed with homopolymer polypropylene (homo PP, J800 and JC160) as the base resin and MAPP as a compatibilizer to improve the interfacial compatibility of cellulose- based fillers. The final cellulose content was adjusted to 20~40 wt%. The experimental results showed that surface defects were clearly reduced at cellulose contents of 20~30 wt%, and SEM observations confirmed a relatively continuous surface morphology. In contrast, defects reappeared at 40 wt%, accompanied by irregular surface roughness and localized agglomeration. These results confirm that controlling the cellulose content is effective in improving the extrusion molding quality and microstructural stability of eco-friendly composite materials for packaging containers.

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