Agyei-Tuffour, B.Bensah, Y.D.Damoah, L.N.W.Dodoo-Arhin, DavidYaya, A.Nyankson, E.Annan, A.Sarkodee, E.Efav, J.K.2015-11-202015-11-202014-08Agyei-Tuffour, B, Bensah, YD, Damoah, LNW, Dodoo-Arhin, D, Yaya, A, Nyankson, E, Annan, E, Sarkodee, E & Efavi, JK 2014, 'Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin-polyethylene composites', Polymer Composites, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1507-1515.0277-5387 (print)1548-0569 (online)10.1002/pc.22804http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50544In this article, the preparation and characterization of kaolin/polyethylene composites are presented. Microstructural characteristics of six different kaolin–polyethylene composites with varying percentage compositions of kaolin and polymer were produced using a modified melt compounding approach, was explored. The characterization methods employed are scanning electron microscopy (SEM), attenuated total reflectance mid Infrared (ATR-MIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TGA-DTA), compressive, flexural strengths and impact resistance analysis. The implications of the results are discussed for the design of kaolin/polymer composites for constructional purposes.en© 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin–polyethylene composites in Polymer Composites , vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 1507-1515, 2014. doi :10.1002/pc.22804. Polymer Composites has been published in final form at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1548-0569.Kaolin-polyethylene compositesScanning electron microscopy (SEM)Attenuated total reflectance mid Infrared (ATR-MIR)X-ray powder diffraction (XRD)Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TGA-DTA)Compressive, flexural strengthsImpact resistance analysisPostprint Article