Multiwalled carbon nanotubes incorporated into a miscible blend of poly(phenylenether)/polystyrene- Processing and characterization
[EN] 4 wt% multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated into a miscible blend of polyphenylenether/ polystyrene (PPE/PS) on a twin-screw extruder at a screw speed of 600 rpm. The masterbatch obtained was diluted at 400 and 600 rpm to obtain lower MWCNT loadings in PPE/PS. Electron microsc...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/151288 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/151288 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Nanocomposites Carbon nanotubes Twin-screw compounding Characterization and properties CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES E INGENIERIA METALURGICA |
| Sumario: | [EN] 4 wt% multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated into a miscible blend of polyphenylenether/ polystyrene (PPE/PS) on a twin-screw extruder at a screw speed of 600 rpm. The masterbatch obtained was diluted at 400 and 600 rpm to obtain lower MWCNT loadings in PPE/PS. Electron microscopy & optical microscopy images show very good MWCNT dispersion even at high filler loadings of 4 wt%, but slightly larger agglomerate size fractions are observable at higher screw speeds. While MWCNT addition enhanced the thermal stability of PPE/PS, a small change in glass transition was observed on the composites at different filler concentrations compared to PPE/PS. The specific heat capacity at glass transition decreases considerably until 2 wt% MWCNT and levels down thereafter for both processing conditions pointing to enhanced filler-matrix interaction at lower loadings. Storage modulus of the nanocomposites was enhanced significantly on MWCNT incorporation with reinforcing effect dropping considerably as a function of temperature, especially at lower filler contents. The modulus and the tensile strength of PPE/PS were only marginally enhanced in spite of excellent MWCNT dispersion in the matrix. Electrical percolation occurs at 0.4 wt% MWCNT content, and the electrical conductivity of 0.5 wt% MWCNT reinforced PPE/PS was close to 12 orders in magnitude higher compared to PPE/PS. |
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