Conductive polymer composites from plasticized polylactic acid/carbon black

Buys, Yose Fachmi and Mohd Lazim, Nurul Hakimah (2015) Conductive polymer composites from plasticized polylactic acid/carbon black. In: Malaysia Polymer International Conference 2015 (MPIC 2015), 10th-11th June 2015, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

In order to develop environmentally friendly conductive polymer composites, polylactic acid (PLA) plasticized with polyethylene glycol (PEG), was compounded with carbon black (CB). It was confirmed that PEG efficiently plasticized the PLA, marked by the decrease in glass transition point of PLA, as the PEG content increased. Electrical surface resistance of PEG plasticized PLA/CB composites was found to shift to lower percolation content, indicating that conductive network of CB is easier to be formed inside plasticized PLA, compared to the neat PLA matrix. Moreover, addition of PEG also helped to increase the elongation of break of the composites.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	6994/48296
Uncontrolled Keywords:	polymer composites, polymer, plasticized polylactic acid, carbon black
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Yose Fachmi Buys
Date Deposited:	27 May 2016 10:09
Last Modified:	27 May 2016 10:09
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/48926

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