Morphology and electrical properties of polylactide / natural rubber blend filled with conductive nano carbon

Buys, Yose Fachmi and Anuar, Hazleen (2018) Morphology and electrical properties of polylactide / natural rubber blend filled with conductive nano carbon. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Polylactide (PLA) is a biodegradable polymer that has potential to replace petroleum based polymers which currently used in conductive polymer composite (CPC). In order to develop environmentally friendly conductive polymer composites, in this research PLA was melt blended with natural rubber (NR), with addition of carbon black (CB) as the conductive filler. Miscibility of PLA/NR blends, dispersion states of CB in the blends, as well as electrical properties of the composites were evaluated. It was found that the PLA/NR blends were immiscible, and the sea island and co-continuous morphological structures were observed at PLA/NR with ratio of 80/20 vol% and 60/40 vol% respectively. Addition of CB to 60/40 PLA/NR matrix, brought the composites to become electrically conductive at CB content of 2 phr. It was also found that the impact strength of PLA/NR/CB composite is better than that of the neat PLA.

Item Type:	Monograph (Research Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	conductive polymer composites, polylactide, natural rubber, carbon black, electrical properties.
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:	30 Nov 2018 15:58
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2018 15:59
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/64716

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