PMID- 23218377
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130625
LR  - 20121210
IS  - 1879-1344 (Electronic)
IS  - 0144-8617 (Linking)
VI  - 92
IP  - 1
DP  - 2013 Jan 30
TI  - Preparation and characterization of bagasse/HDPE composites using multi-walled 
      carbon nanotubes.
PG  - 865-71
LID - S0144-8617(12)01028-4 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.10.010 [doi]
AB  - This article presents the preparation and characterization of bagasse/high 
      density polyethylene (HDPE) composites. The effects of multi-walled carbon 
      nanotubes (MWCNTs), as reinforcing agent, on the mechanical and physical 
      properties were also investigated. In order to increase the interphase adhesion, 
      maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MAPE) was added as a coupling agent to all 
      the composites studied. In the sample preparation, MWCNTs and MAPE contents were 
      used as variable factors. The morphology of the specimens was characterized using 
      scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique. The results of strength measurement 
      indicated that when 1.5 wt% MWCNTs were added, tensile and flexural properties 
      reached their maximum values. At high level of MWCNTs loading (3 or 4 wt%), 
      increased population of MWCNTs lead to agglomeration and stress transfer gets 
      blocked. The addition of MWCNTs filler slightly decreased the impact strength of 
      composites. Both mechanical and physical properties were improved when 4 wt% MAPE 
      was applied. SEM micrographs also showed that the surface roughness improved with 
      increasing MAPE loading from 0 to 4 wt%. The improvement of physicomechanical 
      properties of composites confirmed that MWCNTs have good reinforcement and the 
      optimum synergistic effect of MWCNTs and MAPE was achieved at the combination of 
      1.5 and 4 wt%, respectively.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Ashori, Alireza
AU  - Ashori A
AD  - Department of Chemical Technologies, Iranian Research Organization for Science 
      and Technology, PO Box 15815-3538, Tehran, Iran. ashori@irost.org
FAU - Sheshmani, Shabnam
AU  - Sheshmani S
FAU - Farhani, Foad
AU  - Farhani F
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20121012
PL  - England
TA  - Carbohydr Polym
JT  - Carbohydrate polymers
JID - 8307156
RN  - 0 (Composite Resins)
RN  - 0 (Maleic Anhydrides)
RN  - 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
RN  - 9004-34-6 (Cellulose)
RN  - 9006-97-7 (bagasse)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Cellulose/chemistry/ultrastructure
MH  - Composite Resins/chemical synthesis/chemistry
MH  - *Maleic Anhydrides/chemical synthesis/chemistry
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
MH  - *Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry/ultrastructure
MH  - Particle Size
MH  - *Polyethylene/chemical synthesis/chemistry
MH  - Surface Properties
MH  - Tensile Strength
EDAT- 2012/12/12 06:00
MHDA- 2013/06/26 06:00
CRDT- 2012/12/11 06:00
PHST- 2012/07/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/09/24 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/10/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/12/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/12/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/06/26 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0144-8617(12)01028-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.10.010 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Carbohydr Polym. 2013 Jan 30;92(1):865-71. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.10.010. 
      Epub 2012 Oct 12.