In order to develop PP blends with recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET)

the blends of r-PET with compatibilizer

r-PET/PP and compatibilized r-PET/PP blends were prepared. PP-g-MA and its mixture of POE-g-MA or EVA-g-MA with same functional group were used as compatibilizers. The tensile strength

flexural strength and modulus and impact strength of blends were characterized. The effect of compatibilizer and r-PET on mechanical properties of blends was studied. The results indicated that the mechanical properties of r-PET decreased by adding compatibilizer. But the tensile strength

flexural strength and modulus of iPP increased by introduction of r-PET

and the mechanical properties of r-PET/iPP blends increased by adding compatibilization of PP-g-MA further. The increased mechanical properties of uncompatibilized and compatibilized r-PET/iPP blends with increasing r-PET contents indicated the presence of reinforcement of r-PET in the iPP matrix. The r-PET/iPP blends with high strength and high toughness could be obtained by compatibilization of mixture of compatibilizers. Addition of POE-g-MA or EVA-g-MA increased the impact strength of PP-g-MA compatibilized r-PET/PP blends. The r-PET/PP blends with high performance could be obtained by compatibilization of mixture PP-g-MA and POE-g-MA.