Self-Healing and Thermomechanical Properties of Activated Carbon Pyrochar Derived from Municipal Mixed Plastic Waste Pyrolysis with Self-Healing Epoxy Vitrimer Composites

An ecological vitrimer is being developed using activated carbon pyrochar from municipal mixed plastic waste pyrolysis into an epoxy composite. Durable vitrimeric materials may be created by adding pyrochar to polymeric composites. Due to their ductility, reusability, and recyclability, vitrimeric m...

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Main Author: Krishna Moorthy Rajendran, Bhawna Yadav Lamba and Deepak Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Technoscience Publications 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
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Online Access:https://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(38)B-3943.pdf
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Summary:An ecological vitrimer is being developed using activated carbon pyrochar from municipal mixed plastic waste pyrolysis into an epoxy composite. Durable vitrimeric materials may be created by adding pyrochar to polymeric composites. Due to their ductility, reusability, and recyclability, vitrimeric materials have become popular and reliable materials. As a result, the self-healing temperature of composite vitrimers is lower via disulfide exchanges than that of virgin epoxy vitrimers. Additionally, compressive studies have been used to study self-healing capacities, and modulus variations have been used to highlight changes in the healing efficiency of the materials.
ISSN:0972-6268
2395-3454