Effect of Vinyl Alcohol-Phthalic Anhydride on Properties of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)/Tyre Dust (TD) Composites |
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| Authors: | A G Supri H Ismail |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Materials Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kompleks Taman Muhibah Jejawi , Arau , Perlis , Malaysia supri@unimap.edu.my;3. School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kampus Kejuruteraan , Nibong Tebal , Penang , Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | The effect of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride as a coupling agent on the tensile properties, morphology, and thermal degradation of low density polyethylene/tyre dust (LDPE/TD) composites was studied. LDPE/TD composites with different tyre dust loading and the addition of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride were prepared with Z-blade mixer at 180°C and rotor speed of 50 rpm. The result indicated that LDPE/TDM composites with vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride show higher values of tensile strength, Young's modulus and mass swell, but lower elongation at break than LDPE/TD composites without vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride. The SEM micrographs showed that the tyre dust was more widely dispersed in the LDPE matrix with the addition of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride as a coupling agent. It was also found that the addition of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride offers better thermal stability in the LDPE/TDM composites than LDPE/TD composites. |
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| Keywords: | Low density polyethylene Phthalic anhydride Tyre dust Vinyl alcohol |
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