Dipolar polarization and depolarization currents in biodegradable polymers

Author

Maeno, Yasumasa ; Kino, Hiroki ; Omori, Shingo ; Hirai, Naoshi ; Tanaka, Toshikatsu ; Ohki, Yoshimichi ; Tajitsu, Yoshiro ; Kohtoh, M. ; Okabe, Shigemitsu

Author_Institution

Dept. of EEBS, Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2005

Firstpage

417

Abstract

Thermosetting resin and cross-linked polyethylene are widely used as electrical insulating materials in many pieces of electrical apparatus and cable. These polymer materials are not ecologically friendly, since they are not suitable for recycling. Biodegradable polymers are attracting our attention as eco-friendly materials for our daily life. However, research on their electrical properties had been very limited at least until we started in April 2003 a joint research project to study the feasibility of using biodegradable polymers in the electrical insulation field through systematic and fundamental research on essential dielectric phenomena. The present work done in this project deals with the dipolar polarization and depolarization currents in poly-L-lactic acid and polyethylene terephthalate succinate.

Keywords

XLPE insulation; dielectric depolarisation; dielectric losses; dielectric polarisation; permittivity; resins; thermal insulating materials; biodegradable polymer materials; biodegradable polymers; cross-linked polyethylene; depolarization currents; dielectric phenomena; dipolar polarization; eco-friendly materials; electrical insulating materials; electrical insulation field; electrical properties; poly-L-lactic acid; polyethylene terephthalate succinate; thermosetting resin; Biodegradable materials; Biological materials; Cable insulation; Dielectric materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Polarization; Polyethylene; Polymers; Recycling; Resins;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulating Materials, 2005. (ISEIM 2005). Proceedings of 2005 International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

4-88686-063-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEIM.2005.193577

Filename

1496177