Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties

The polymer technologies have evolved due to the vast applications of polymer nanocomposites with improved properties such as mechanical and thermal stability to replace the conventional materials. The aim of this study is to develop low density polyethylene (LDPE) / graphene nanoplatelets(GNP) wit...

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Main Authors: Yusof, MA, Nor Rahman, NH, Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman, Azizul Helmi, Sofian, Mohd Shaiful Zaidi, Mat Desa, Izirwan, Izhab
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20676/1/rp04_MI005.pdf
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author Yusof, MA
Nor Rahman, NH
Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
Azizul Helmi, Sofian
Mohd Shaiful Zaidi, Mat Desa
Izirwan, Izhab
author_facet Yusof, MA
Nor Rahman, NH
Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman
Azizul Helmi, Sofian
Mohd Shaiful Zaidi, Mat Desa
Izirwan, Izhab
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description The polymer technologies have evolved due to the vast applications of polymer nanocomposites with improved properties such as mechanical and thermal stability to replace the conventional materials. The aim of this study is to develop low density polyethylene (LDPE) / graphene nanoplatelets(GNP) with enhanced thermal properties. Different loadings of GNP (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt%) were incorporated into the LDPE through melt mixing technique using a twin-screw extruder with the screw speed at 50 rpm to produce LDPE/GNP polymer nanocomposites. The degradation behavior of LDPE/GNP was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), while the melting temperature (Tm), recrystallization temperature (Tc) and crystallinity (Xc) of polymer composite were analyzed by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The results exhibited that Tc decreased by the incorporation of GNP as compared to the pure LDPE. Degree of crystallinity of LDPE/GNP composites was observed to be lower than the pure LDPE. However, the thermal stability of LDPE was slightly increased with the increased loadings of GNP. The overall test showed the increase thermal properties of LDPE/GNP polymer nanocomposite.
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spelling UMPir206762018-06-08T03:39:31Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20676/ Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties Yusof, MA Nor Rahman, NH Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman Azizul Helmi, Sofian Mohd Shaiful Zaidi, Mat Desa Izirwan, Izhab T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology The polymer technologies have evolved due to the vast applications of polymer nanocomposites with improved properties such as mechanical and thermal stability to replace the conventional materials. The aim of this study is to develop low density polyethylene (LDPE) / graphene nanoplatelets(GNP) with enhanced thermal properties. Different loadings of GNP (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt%) were incorporated into the LDPE through melt mixing technique using a twin-screw extruder with the screw speed at 50 rpm to produce LDPE/GNP polymer nanocomposites. The degradation behavior of LDPE/GNP was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), while the melting temperature (Tm), recrystallization temperature (Tc) and crystallinity (Xc) of polymer composite were analyzed by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The results exhibited that Tc decreased by the incorporation of GNP as compared to the pure LDPE. Degree of crystallinity of LDPE/GNP composites was observed to be lower than the pure LDPE. However, the thermal stability of LDPE was slightly increased with the increased loadings of GNP. The overall test showed the increase thermal properties of LDPE/GNP polymer nanocomposite. IEEE 2018-04-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20676/1/rp04_MI005.pdf Yusof, MA and Nor Rahman, NH and Siti Zubaidah, Sulaiman and Azizul Helmi, Sofian and Mohd Shaiful Zaidi, Mat Desa and Izirwan, Izhab (2018) Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties. In: 2018 IEEE 9th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies , 10-13 Feb 2018 , Cape Town South Africa. pp. 6-9.. ISBN 978-1-5386-4297-9 (Published)
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Izirwan, Izhab
Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties
title Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties
title_full Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties
title_fullStr Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties
title_full_unstemmed Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties
title_short Development of low density polyethylene/ graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties
title_sort development of low density polyethylene graphene nanoplatelets with enhanced thermal properties
topic T Technology (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20676/1/rp04_MI005.pdf
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