scholarly journals Polyamide 6/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Blend-Based Nanocomposites with Enhanced Rigidity: Selective Localization of Carbon Nanotube and Organoclay

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung-Ming Lin ◽  
Kartik Behera ◽  
Mithilesh Yadav ◽  
Fang-Chyou Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Domain Size ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

Polyamide 6 (PA6)/poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) blend-based nanocomposites were successfully prepared using a twin screw extruder. Carbon nanotube (CNT) and organo-montmorillonite (30B) were used individually and simultaneously as reinforcing nanofillers for the immiscible PA6/PVDF blend. Scanning electron micrographs showed that adding 30B reduced the dispersed domain size of PVDF in the blend, and CNT played a vital role in the formation of a quasi-co-continuous PA6-PVDF morphology. Transmission electron microscopy observation revealed that both fillers were mainly located in the PA6 matrix phase. X-ray diffraction patterns showed that the presence of 30B facilitated the formation of γ-form PA6 crystals in the composites. Differential scanning calorimetry results indicated that the crystallization temperature of PA6 increased after adding CNT into the blend. The inclusion of 30B retarded PA6 nucleation (γ-form crystals growth) upon crystallization. The Young’s and flexural moduli of the blend increased after adding CNT and/or 30B. 30B exhibited higher enhancing efficiency compared with CNT. The composite with 2 phr 30B exhibited 21% higher Young’s modulus than the blend. Measurements of the rheological properties confirmed the development of a pseudo-network structure in the CNT-loaded composites. Double percolation morphology in the PA6/PVDF blend was achieved with the addition of CNT.

scholarly journals All-Fiber Pyro- and Piezo-electric Nanogenerator for IoT Based Self-Powered Health-Care Monitoring

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswajit Mahanty ◽  
Sujoy Kumar Ghosh ◽  
Kuntal Maity ◽  
KRITTISH ROY ◽  
Subrata Sarkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Electrospun Nanofibers ◽  
Multiwall Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Self Powered ◽  
Health Care Monitoring ◽  
Multiwall Carbon ◽  
Piezo Electric

In this work, an all-fiber pyro- and piezo-electric nanogenerator (PPNG) is designed by multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) doped poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) electrospun nanofibers as the active layer and interlocked conducting...

Effect of different extrusion methods on physicochemical properties and qualities of noodles based on rice flour

2021 ◽  
pp. 108201322110692
Author(s):  
Nispa Seetapan ◽  
Bootsrapa Leelawat ◽  
Nattawut Limparyoon ◽  
Rattana Yooberg
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Rice Flour ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Twin Screw Extruder ◽  
Capillary Rheometer ◽  
Screw Extruder ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Thermomechanical Processes

Rice noodles have been manufactured in the food industry using different extrusion methods, such as traditional and modern extrusions, which affect the noodle structure and qualities. Therefore, the effects of the extrusion process on qualities of rice noodles using the same blend of rice flour and crosslinked starch were evaluated. In this study, a capillary rheometer was used as an alternative approach to simulate the traditional extrusion method in which the noodles are obtained by continuously pressing the pregelatinized noodle dough through a die. For modern extrusion, a twin-screw extruder was employed to obtain the noodles in a one-step process. The optimal range of moisture content used in the formulation was studied. Upon cooking, the noodles showed a decrease in cooking time and cooking loss with increasing moisture content in the formulation. All cooked noodles showed comparable tensile strength, but those extruded by a twin-screw extruder had substantially greater elongation. Scanning electron micrographs revealed that the noodles prepared using the extruder had a denser starch matrix, while those obtained from a capillary rheometer showed the aggregation of starch fragments relevant to the existence of starch gelatinization endotherm from differential scanning calorimetry. This indicated that the extrusion process using the twin-screw extruder provided a more uniform starch transformation, i.e., more starch granule disruption and gelatinization, thus giving the noodles a more coherent structure and better extensibility after cooking. The obtained results suggested that different thermomechanical processes used in the noodle industry gave the extruded rice noodles different qualities respective to their different microstructures.

Thermal and Tensile Properties of PP Nanocomposite Blends

2008 ◽  
Vol 47-50 ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
C. Rosales ◽  
V. Contreras ◽  
M. Matos ◽  
R. Perera ◽  
N. Villarreal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Dispersed Phase ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Binary Blend ◽  
Polyethylene Blends ◽  
Metallocene Polyethylene ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Layered Clay

Polypropylene/polyamide-6 and polypropylene/metallocene polyethylene blends containing 2.5 phr of organophilic modified montmorillonite were prepared in a twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding. In order to compare, blends without layered clay were also made. Styreneethylene- butylene-styrene copolymer and polypropylene grafted with anhydride maleic were used as compatibilizers in the ternary blends and in the PP nanocomposite preparation, respectively. The presence of tactoids, intercalated and exfoliated structures was observed by TEM in some of the samples containing layered clay and modified PP materials. Results showed that the compatibilized blends prepared without clay are tougher than those prepared with the nanocomposite of PP as the matrix phase and no significant changes in tensile moduli were observed between them. However, the binary blend with a nanocomposite of PP as matrix and metallocene polyethylene exhibited better tensile toughness and lower tensile modulus, than those prepared with a nanocomposite of PP and polyamide-6 as dispersed phase. These results are related to the degree of clay dispersion in the PP and to the type of morphology developed in the different blends. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that blends with a finer and homogeneously dispersed morphology determined by SEM, the PA component exhibited fractionated crystallization exotherms in the temperature range of 159-185°C. Also, nucleation of the PP component by PA phase and/or the layered clay was observed in the blends with PA as dispersed phase.

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