Preparation of interfacially compatibilized PP‐EPDM thermoplastic vulcanizate/graphite nanocomposites: Effects of graphite microstructure upon morphology, electrical conductivity, and melt rheology

Abstract Electrically conductive PP/EPDM dynamically crosslinked thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV)/expanded graphite (EG) has been successfully prepared via melt compounding of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP‐ g ‐MA)/EG masterbatch and a commercially available TPV material. Correlation between graphite microstructure, and electrical conductivity as well as melt rheological behavior has been studied. Natural graphite flake (NGF), …