Tarawneh, Mou’ad A. and Sahrim Hj. Ahmad, and Ku Zarina, K.A. and Ibrahim N. Hassan, and Yu, Lih Jiun and Flaifel, Moayad Husein and Shamsul Bahri, A.R. (2013) Properties enhancement of TPNR-MWNTs-OMMT hybrid nanocomposites by using ultrasonic treatment. Sains Malaysiana, 42 (4). pp. 503-507. ISSN 0126-6039
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Abstract
The main goal of this paper was to study the effect of ultrasonic treatment time on the mechanical properties of thermoplastic natural rubber (TPNR) reinforced with hybrid MWNTs-OMMT. The intercalation of TPNR enhancement into layers of clay by increasing the d-spacing was found using X-ray diffraction. The tensile properties of nanocomposites treated with ultrasonic increased when compared with untreated nanocomposites. The optimum ultrasonic treatment time was obtained at 3 h. The transmission electron microscope micrograph showed a combination of intercalated-exfoliated structure of the TPNR composites with organic clay and dispersion of MWNTs. The ultrasonic treatment can promote the dispersion of MWNTs-OMMT in TPNR and also improved the compatibility of hybrid filler and the TPNR matrix.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Carbon nanotubes; hybrid nanocomposites; mechanical properties; polymer nanocomposites; thermoplastic natural rubber |
| Journal: | Sains Malaysiana |
| ID Code: | 6085 |
| Deposited By: | ms aida - |
| Deposited On: | 22 Mar 2013 03:08 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2016 06:40 |
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