Eco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement
Polymer composites have been widely exploited in numerous industries. Micro-particle fillers are typically added as reinforcement materials to improve the characteristics of these composites. In this work, organic nanoparticles of date seeds were added as a filler for polyethylene terephthalate (PET...
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author | Heba I Elkhouly Muhammad A Rushdi Ragab K Abdel-Magied |
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description | Polymer composites have been widely exploited in numerous industries. Micro-particle fillers are typically added as reinforcement materials to improve the characteristics of these composites. In this work, organic nanoparticles of date seeds were added as a filler for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to produce enhanced polymer nanocomposites. A date-seed nanofiller (DSN) was prepared and examined with x-ray diffraction measurements, and then added to PET by hot compression. The characteristics of the PET-DSN composite were experimentally investigated through tests of mass loss, compressive strength, and Vickers micro-hardness. The PET-DSN microstructure was inspected using a scanning electron microscope and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The results show chemical stability of the PET-DSN composite. Moreover, key mechanical properties of the composite, namely hardness, compressive strength and wear resistance, were improved and optimized with a DSN reinforcement of 0.75 wt%. |
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spelling | doaj.art-a03a9320a7e44d1496d9f64dff88ac152023-08-09T15:31:19ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912020-01-017202510110.1088/2053-1591/ab6daaEco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcementHeba I Elkhouly0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-1600Muhammad A Rushdi1Ragab K Abdel-Magied2Department of Production Technology, Beni-Suef University , Beni-Suef, EgyptDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University , EgyptDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Beni-Suef University , EgyptPolymer composites have been widely exploited in numerous industries. Micro-particle fillers are typically added as reinforcement materials to improve the characteristics of these composites. In this work, organic nanoparticles of date seeds were added as a filler for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to produce enhanced polymer nanocomposites. A date-seed nanofiller (DSN) was prepared and examined with x-ray diffraction measurements, and then added to PET by hot compression. The characteristics of the PET-DSN composite were experimentally investigated through tests of mass loss, compressive strength, and Vickers micro-hardness. The PET-DSN microstructure was inspected using a scanning electron microscope and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The results show chemical stability of the PET-DSN composite. Moreover, key mechanical properties of the composite, namely hardness, compressive strength and wear resistance, were improved and optimized with a DSN reinforcement of 0.75 wt%.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab6daacompositeorganicpolymer |
spellingShingle | Heba I Elkhouly Muhammad A Rushdi Ragab K Abdel-Magied Eco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement Materials Research Express composite organic polymer |
title | Eco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement |
title_full | Eco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement |
title_fullStr | Eco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement |
title_full_unstemmed | Eco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement |
title_short | Eco-friendly date-seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement |
title_sort | eco friendly date seed nanofillers for polyethylene terephthalate composite reinforcement |
topic | composite organic polymer |
url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab6daa |
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