Modeling of interfacial bonding between two nanofillers (montmorillonite and CaCO3) and a polymer matrix (PP) in a ternary polymer nanocomposite

A good agreement is observed between the experimental results and the predictions, which validate the current modeling for a ternary system. Although the present ternary samples contain a high content of nanoparticles, the theoretically obtained parameters by several models confirm the existence of a good interfacial adhesion between both nanofillers and PP matrix. Additionally, all studied models demonstrate the largest level of interfacial bonding in samples containing 4 wt% of MMT and different CaCO3 contents (2-20 wt%).