Title of article
Antistatic and Thermal Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid)/ Polypropylene/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites
Author/Authors
chow, wen shyang universiti sains malaysia, engineering campus - school of materials and mineral resources engineering, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia , lim, yuan ting universiti sains malaysia, engineering campus - school of materials and mineral resources engineering, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
From page
57
To page
69
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on the antistatic and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid)/polypropylene/carbon nanotubes (PLA/PP/CNT) nanocomposites. PLA/PP (blend ratio = 60:40) containing CNT (loading 1.0 to 2.5 phr) was melt-compounded followed by compression moulding. The antistatic properties of PLA/PP/CNT nanocomposites achieved at 2.5 phr CNT loading. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) results indicated that the thermal stability of PLA/PP/ CNT nanocomposite was higher than PLA/PP blend. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) results demonstrated that CNT reduced the cold crystallisation temperature of PLA, while increased the crystallisation temperature of PP, which evidenced the nucleatingability of CNT in the PLA/PP blends.
Keywords
antistatic , thermal properties , polymer blends , carbon nanotube , nanocomposites
Journal title
Journal of Engineering Science
Journal title
Journal of Engineering Science
Record number
2713491
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