Retarded Cross-linking in ZnO-low-density Polyethylene Nanocomposites

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 940-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.I. Hong ◽  
K. S. Cho ◽  
C. I. Chung ◽  
L. S. Schadler ◽  
R. W. Siegel

ZnO nanoparticles were mixed with branched low-density polyethylene and were found to increase the resistance of the polymer to thermal degradation without changing other thermal properties. Submicron-size ZnO particles were mixed with low-density polyethylene for comparison, and it was found that the increased thermal stability of the nanocomposite was due to the surface properties of nanoparticles smaller than approximately 100 nm in diameter.

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirupama Prasad ◽  
Vijay Kumar Agarwal ◽  
Shishir Sinha

AbstractIn the present study, the effect of fiber surface treatments (alkali and acrylic acid) on the thermal degradation behavior of coir fiber (CF)-low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composites with or without compatibilizer (maleic anhydride grafted LDPE, MA-g-LDPE) using thermogravimetric and derivative thermogravimetric analyses (TG/DTG) was analyzed and compared with those of untreated fiber composites. The TG/DTG results revealed that the thermal stability of the CF improved after the chemical treatments. However, the composite containing treated fiber showed lower thermal stability and started to degrade at a faster rate above 380°C in comparison to composites containing untreated fiber composites. Furthermore, the addition of MA-g-LDPE led to improvement in the thermal stability of both treated and untreated fiber composites in comparison to the same composite formulation without MA-g-LDPE. The composite containing untreated fiber and MA-g-LDPE demonstrated superior thermal stability among all the formulated composites, indicating strong fiber-matrix adhesion.


e-Polymers ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 373-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Cao ◽  
Mengqi Wu ◽  
Aiguo Zhou ◽  
You Wang ◽  
Xiaofang He ◽  
...  

AbstractA novel two-dimensional material MXene was used to synthesize nanocomposites with linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). The influence of MXene on crystallization and thermal degradation kinetics of LLDPE was investigated. Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics was investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The experimental data was analyzed by Jeziorny theory and the Mo method. It is found that MXene acted as a nucleating agent during the non-isothermal crystallization process, and 2 wt% MXene incorporated in the nanocomposites could accelerate the crystallization rate. Findings from activation energy calculation for non-isothermal crystallization came to the same conclusion. Thermal gravity (TG) analysis of MXene/LLDPE nanocomposites was conducted at different heating rates, and the TG thermograms suggested the nanocomposites showed an improvement in thermal stability. Apparent activation energy (Ea) of thermal degradation was calculated by the Kissinger method, and Ea values of nanocomposites were higher than that of pure LLDPE. The existence of MXene seems to lead to better thermal stability in composites.


2004 ◽  
Vol 289 (6) ◽  
pp. 524-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Traian Zaharescu ◽  
Mustapha Kaci ◽  
Ghania Hebal ◽  
Radu Setnescu ◽  
Tanta Setnescu ◽  
...  

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1099
Author(s):  
Salem Mohammed Aldosari ◽  
Muhammad A. Khan ◽  
Sameer Rahatekar

A high modulus of elasticity is a distinctive feature of carbon fibres produced from mesophase pitch. In this work, we expand our previous study of pitch/linear low-density polyethylene blend fibres, increasing the concentration of the linear low-density polyethylene in the blend into the range of from 30 to 90 wt%. A scanning electron microscope study showed two distinct phases in the fibres: one linear low-density polyethylene, and the other pitch fibre. Unique morphologies of the blend were observed. They ranged from continuous microfibres of pitch embedded in linear low-density polyethylene (occurring at high concentrations of pitch) to a discontinuous region showing the presence of spherical pitch nodules (at high concentrations of linear low-density polyethylene). The corresponding mechanical properties—such as tensile strength, tensile modulus, and strain at failure—of different concentrations of linear low-density polyethylene in the pitch fibre were measured and are reported here. Thermogravimetric analysis was used to investigate how the increased linear low-density polyethylene content affected the thermal stability of linear low-density polyethylene/pitch fibres. It is shown that selecting appropriate linear low-density polyethylene concentrations is required, depending on the requirement of thermal stability and mechanical properties of the fibres. Our study offers new and useful guidance to the scientific community to help select the appropriate combinations of linear low-density polyethylene/pitch blend concentrations based on the required mechanical property and thermal stability of the fibres.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parisa Kamalian ◽  
Saied Nouri Khorasani ◽  
Amir Abdolmaleki ◽  
Mehdi Karevan ◽  
Shahla Khalili ◽  
...  

AbstractIn this research, the photocatalytic degradation performance in a commercial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film was investigated in the presence of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles grafted with two amounts of polyacrylamide. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) besides thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) test results reinforced the successful grafting of polyacrylamide to the extent of 10 and 39 wt.% on the ZnO nanoparticles. The photocatalytic degradation of the films under ultraviolet (UV) radiation was evaluated by characterizing the mechanical properties, weight loss, and morphology. The UV absorption and emission for ZnO nanoparticles were increased after grafting with 10% polyacrylamide. The tensile strength of the nanocomposite films increased with the incorporation of nanoparticles. The presence of ZnO nanoparticles in LDPE films increased the rate of degradation after 200 h of irradiation. The polyacrylamide grafting improved the dispersion of ZnO particles in LDPE matrix, whereas the increase of grafting extent from 10 to 39 wt.% reduced the photocatalytic performance of ZnO nanoparticles.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1817 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.Y. Jaramillo ◽  
J.C. Posada-Correa ◽  
E. Pabón-Gelves ◽  
E. Ramos-Ramírez ◽  
N.L. Gutiérrez-Ortega

ABSTRACTIn this work there was studied the effect of nano-Mg/Al hydrotalcite (NHT) as filler on maleic anhydride grafted linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE-g-MA). NHT was synthesized by the coprecipitation method with a ratio of Mg/Al=6 and nanocomposites were prepared using 1, 3 and 5 %wt of filler via melt-blending.Morphological and structural analysis of NHT were performed and for nanocomposites, tensile tests and thermal properties were measured. Results showed that filler was well dispersed in the LLDPE matrix, mechanical properties were enhanced in most of the cases and thermal stability improvements were achieved in the nanocomposites.


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