scholarly journals Thermal Decomposition Behavior of 3D Printing Filaments Made of Wood-filled Polylactic Acid (PLA)/Starch Blend

Author(s):  
Yufeng Sun ◽  
Danbee Lee ◽  
Yapeng Wang ◽  
Suiliang Li ◽  
Jilai Ying ◽  
...  

Dynamic thermogravimetric (TG) analysis under nitrogen environment was used to understand the thermal decomposition process of 3D printing filaments made of wood-filled polylactic acid (PLA)/starch blend. The characteristic temperatures and apparent activation energy (AAE) of the filaments with various starch contents were calculated with well-known kinetic models by Friedman, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa, Coats-Redfern and Kissinger. With the increased starch content in the filament, the onset thermal decomposition temperatures of the filaments decreased gradually from 272.4 to 155.1°C. The thermal degradation degree became smaller, and the transitional temperature interval became larger with increased starch proportion. The AAE values of the three types of filaments with different starch ratios varied between 97 kJ/mol and 114 kJ/mol, depending on material composition and method of calculation. The improved understanding of thermal decomposition behavior of PLA-starch-wood composites can help develop more biodegradable PLA/starch-based filaments for 3D printing.

2020 ◽  
Vol 138 (9) ◽  
pp. 49944
Author(s):  
Yufeng Sun ◽  
Danbee Lee ◽  
Yapeng Wang ◽  
Suiliang Li ◽  
Jilai Ying ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2082
Author(s):  
Shih-Yung Huang ◽  
Jian-Cheng Lin ◽  
Sin-Liang Ou

This study investigates the thermal decomposition behavior of GaN-based epilayers on patterned sapphire substrates (GaN-epi/PSSs) in a quartz furnace tube under a hydrogen atmosphere. The GaN-epi/PSS was decomposed under different hydrogen flow rates at 1200 °C, confirming that the hydrogen flow rate influences the decomposition reaction of the GaN-based epilayer. The GaN was completely removed and the thermal decomposition process yielded gallium oxyhydroxide (GaO2H) nanostructures. When observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the GaO2H nanostructures appeared as aggregates of many nanograins sized 2–5 nm. The orientation relationship, microstructure, and formation mechanism of the GaO2H nanostructures were also investigated.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Zena Xin ◽  
Panchao Zhao ◽  
Jialin Chen ◽  
Yaohong Ma ◽  
Ying Xu ◽  
...  

Abstract(NH4)2RuCl6is an important precursor in the synthesis of Ru powder with high-purity requirement. In this study, high-purity (>99.999 wt%) micro-sized (NH4)2RuCl6pieces were synthesized by distillation and precipitation from crude Ru powder. Then, the thermal decomposition behavior of the (NH4)2RuCl6pieces was investigated. The decomposition process included two stages. First, (NH4)2RuCl6was decomposed from 255.0°C to 314.0°C, with the endothermic peak located at 309.4°C. At this stage, HCl and NH3were released, while the dense micro-pieces were transformed to loosened micro-pieces due to the thermal decomposition. Then, the solid phase [(NH3)4Ru3Cl12] kept decomposing from 314.0°C to 352.7°C, HCl and N2were released, and agglomerated Ru particles were achieved. Thermogravimetric analysis-differential thermal analysis-mass spectrum coupling (TG-DTA-MS) was used to monitor the thermal decomposition process and identify the released gaseous phases, respectively. The solid phases in different stages were characterized by high-temperature X-ray diffraction (HTXRD). A good understanding of the processing and thermal decomposition of (NH4)2RuCl6is crucial in the creation of Ru products.


2015 ◽  
Vol 645-646 ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gui Yu Zeng ◽  
Jian Hua Zhou ◽  
Cong Mei Lin

Graphene oxide (GO) was prepared by Hummers method and GO/1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) composite was prepared via an ultrasonic compounding method. The structure of GO was characterized using XRD and SEM, the thermal decomposition of HMX and GO/HMX composite was analyzed by DSC/TG test. The results show that interlayer space of GO increases markedly, the thermal decomposition process of HMX can be promoted with the nanolayer structure of GO, resulting the reduced thermal decomposition activation energy of about 50 kJ/mol with 1% GO.


2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (PR3) ◽  
pp. Pr3-675-Pr3-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. S. Min ◽  
Y. J. Cho ◽  
D. Kim ◽  
J. H. Lee ◽  
B. M. Kim ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yiping Shang ◽  
Wu Yang ◽  
Yabei Xu ◽  
Siru Pan ◽  
Huayu Wang ◽  
...  

In this study, few-layered tungsten disulfide (WS2) was prepared using a liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) method, and its thermal catalytic effects on an important kind of energetic salts, dihydroxylammonium-5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate (TKX-50), were investigated. Few-layered WS2 nanosheets were obtained successfully from LPE process. And the effects of the catalytic activity of the bulk and few-layered WS2 on the thermal decomposition behavior of TKX-50 were studied by using synchronous thermal analysis (STA). Moreover, the thermal analysis data was analyzed furtherly by using the thermokinetic software AKTS. The results showed the WS2 materials had an intrinsic thermal catalysis performance for TKX-50 thermal decomposition. With the few-layered WS2 added, the initial decomposition temperature and activation energy (Ea) of TKX-50 had been decreased more efficiently. A possible thermal catalysis decomposition mechanism was proposed based on WS2. Two dimensional-layered semiconductor WS2 materials under thermal excitation can promote the primary decomposition of TKX-50 by enhancing the H-transfer progress.


2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Al-Maydama ◽  
A. El-Shekeil ◽  
M. A. Khalid ◽  
A. Al-Karbouly

The thermal decomposition behavior of the Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes of polydithiooxamide has been investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at a heating rate of 20°C min-1 under nitrogen. The Coats-Redfern integral method is used to evaluate the kinetic parameters for the successive steps in the decomposition sequence observed in the TGA curves. The processes of thermal decomposition taking place in the four complexes are studied comparatively as the TGA curves indicate the difference in the thermal decomposition behavior of these complexes. The thermal stabilities of these complexes are discussed in terms of repulsion among electron pairs in the valence shell of the central ion and electronegativity effects.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  

The bamboo industry in Japan is declined, and disordered bamboo forests are increasing. Although maintenance of bamboo forest is needed, a large amount of bamboo wastes after logging is generated and left untreated. Therefore, new utilization of bamboo wastes after logging are desired. In this research, we aimed to develop a new recycling technology for bamboo using alkali hydroxide. By pyrolyzing bamboo using hydroxide under an inert atmosphere, thermal decomposition of organic contents and alkali fusion of silica component inside the bamboo were carried out simultaneously to recover combustible gas, charcoal and silica component. The thermal decomposition behavior of bamboo, the properties of the obtained charcoal and extraction of silica in the presence of alkali hydroxide were investigated, and the optimum condition of bamboo recycling treatment was examined. As a result, it was found that when 1 g of bamboo was pyrolyzed at higher than 500 °C with 3 g NaOH ,the almost silica was extracted, a large amount of gas generated, and a carbonized material with specific surface area of about more than 1100 m2 /g was obtained.


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