Characterization of melt mixed PP composites with new nanostructured carbon materials
Flaris V, Pötschke P, Gärtner T, Voit B, Rivas R, Siccardi H (2015)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2015
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers
Pages Range: 779-781
Conference Proceedings Title: Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
Event location: Orlando, FL, USA
ISBN: 9780985011277
Abstract
In this paper, composites of polypropylene (PP) with four different carbon based fillers are compared. These are single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), nanodiamonds (ND) and nanohorns (CNH). The geometry and properties of these filler and the effects on composites' properties such as conductivity and melt viscosity are correlated. In addition, changes in surface tension of polypropylene nanocomposites were investigated using contact angle measurements on compression molded plates. The results show that there is an increase in the contact angle measured with heptane, a non-polar solvent, for the composites based on MWCNTs. Adding increasing amounts of carbon fillers to the composites results in a decrease in contact angle, indicating greater wettability. The surface tension of the composites increases slightly with filler content, except for the MWCTs where it decreases at high filler content of 10%.
Involved external institutions
Bronx Community College (BCC)
United States (USA) (US)
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Germany (DE)
United States (USA) (US)
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Flaris, V., Pötschke, P., Gärtner, T., Voit, B., Rivas, R., & Siccardi, H. (2015). Characterization of melt mixed PP composites with new nanostructured carbon materials. In Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings (pp. 779-781). Orlando, FL, USA: Society of Plastics Engineers.
MLA:
Flaris, Vicki, et al. "Characterization of melt mixed PP composites with new nanostructured carbon materials." Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Plastics Engineers, SPE ANTEC Orlando 2015, Orlando, FL, USA Society of Plastics Engineers, 2015. 779-781.
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