Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites
The effects of natural rubber (NR) on the mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanocomposites prepared by melt blending were investigated. A PLA/NR blend and PLA/CNT nanocomposites were also produced for comparison....
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| author | Mat Desa, M. S. Z. Hassan, A. Arsad, A. Arjmandi, R. Mohammad, N. N. B. |
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| description | The effects of natural rubber (NR) on the mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanocomposites prepared by melt blending were investigated. A PLA/NR blend and PLA/CNT nanocomposites were also produced for comparison. The tensile strength and Youngs modulus of PLA/CNT nanocomposites improved significantly, whereas the impact strength decreased compared to neat PLA. The incorporation of NR into PLA/CNT significantly improved the impact strength and elongation at break of the nanocomposites, which showed approximately 200 and 850 increases at 20 wt NR, respectively. However, the tensile strength and Youngs modulus of PLA/NR/CNT nanocomposites decreased compared to PLA/CNT nanocomposites. The morphology analysis showed the homogeneous dispersion of NR particles in PLA/NR/CNT nanocomposites, while CNTs preferentially reside in the NR phase rather than the PLA matrix. In addition, the incorporation of NR into PLA/CNT lowered the thermal stability and glass-transition temperature of the nanocomposites. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-715102017-11-15T03:37:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/71510/ Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites Mat Desa, M. S. Z. Hassan, A. Arsad, A. Arjmandi, R. Mohammad, N. N. B. TP Chemical technology The effects of natural rubber (NR) on the mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanocomposites prepared by melt blending were investigated. A PLA/NR blend and PLA/CNT nanocomposites were also produced for comparison. The tensile strength and Youngs modulus of PLA/CNT nanocomposites improved significantly, whereas the impact strength decreased compared to neat PLA. The incorporation of NR into PLA/CNT significantly improved the impact strength and elongation at break of the nanocomposites, which showed approximately 200 and 850 increases at 20 wt NR, respectively. However, the tensile strength and Youngs modulus of PLA/NR/CNT nanocomposites decreased compared to PLA/CNT nanocomposites. The morphology analysis showed the homogeneous dispersion of NR particles in PLA/NR/CNT nanocomposites, while CNTs preferentially reside in the NR phase rather than the PLA matrix. In addition, the incorporation of NR into PLA/CNT lowered the thermal stability and glass-transition temperature of the nanocomposites. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016 Article PeerReviewed Mat Desa, M. S. Z. and Hassan, A. and Arsad, A. and Arjmandi, R. and Mohammad, N. N. B. (2016) Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133 (48). ISSN 0021-8995 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84983770648&doi=10.1002%2fapp.44344&partnerID=40&md5=c5da4f01be68e9a7f5a79435668c9519 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Mat Desa, M. S. Z. Hassan, A. Arsad, A. Arjmandi, R. Mohammad, N. N. B. Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites |
| title | Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites |
| title_full | Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites |
| title_fullStr | Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites |
| title_short | Influence of rubber content on mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly(lactic acid)-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites |
| title_sort | influence of rubber content on mechanical thermal and morphological behavior of natural rubber toughened poly lactic acid multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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