scholarly journals An Investigation on the Feasibility of Fabricating Composites Using Outdated Waste Carbon Fibers and Easily Disposable Polyolefin Resins

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 2938
Author(s):  
Dong-Jun Kwon ◽  
Kang Rae Cho ◽  
Hyoung-Seock Seo
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Aging Treatment ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Hot Press ◽  
Resin Impregnation ◽  
Recycled Composites ◽  
Effective Conditions ◽  
Silane Layer

Outdated-waste-carbon-fiber-reinforced olefin composites (oCFOCs) were fabricated with easily disposable polyolefin resins, polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and low-density polyethylene (LDPE), by compressive molding using a hot press. The flexural and impact strengths of the oCFOCs from each respective resin type and oCF content, ranging from 35 to 70 wt.%, were increased by the aging treatment (120 °C and 95% humidity under a pressure of 0.8 MPa) until an aging time of three days, due to improved resin impregnation. For the oCFOC with PP, the hydrogen bond between PP and developed C-O groups due to the aging treatment and the existing silane layer of oCF is considered to assist cohesion between the resin and oCF. In particular, PP and 45 wt.% oCF content were the most effective conditions for improving the oCFOCs’ mechanical properties, in addition to endowing the oCFOCs with good moldability and dimensional stability. Our results demonstrate that durable recycled composites can be manufactured using oCF and PP.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN STABILIZERS ON THE AGEING OF POLYETHYLENE FILMS

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
S. JIPA ◽  
R. SETNESCU ◽  
T. SETNESCU ◽  
C. PODINA ◽  
J. MIHALCEA
Keyword(s):  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
High Density ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Phenolic Antioxidants ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Chemiluminescence Method ◽  
Antioxidant Efficiency ◽  
Polyethylene Films

The effectiveness of different phenolic antioxidants on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) has been studied by the Isothermal chemiluminescence method. The decreasing order of the antioxidant efficiency for these polymers Is as follows: lrganox 1010 >> Etanox 330 > lrganox 1076 (Hostanox 016) > Topanol OC

Physicomechanical properties of composites based on various types of polyethylene and aluminum

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
H. V. Allakhverdiyeva ◽  
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N. T. Kakhramanov ◽  
I. I. Ismayilov ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Tensile Stress ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Ultimate Tensile Stress ◽  
High Density ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Aluminum Particles ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Elastic Module ◽  
Properties Of Composites

The paper presents the results of a study of the effect of aluminum content on the physic-mechanical properties of composites based on high density polyethylene and low density polyethylene. The properties of metal-filled composites, such as ultimate tensile stress, elongation at break, elastic module, melt flow rate, and heat resistance, were studied. According to the data obtained, the loading of aluminum into the composition of low density polyethylene contributes to a monotonic increase in the ultimate tensile stress and the elastic module. When aluminum is loading into the composition of high density polyethylene, on the contrary, a natural decrease in the ultimate tensile stress and elongation at break of the composites is observed. It is shown that when using a compatibilizer, which is polyethylene modified with maleic anhydride, a significant increase in the ultimate tensile stress of high-density polyethylene composites is observed. A schematic representation of the structure of composites with an interpretation of the probable mechanism of hardening of the material in the presence of a compatibilizer is given. It is shown that the crystallinity of the initial polyethylene has a significant effect on the hardening effect of composites. Electron microscopic micrographs of the structure of a filled composite without and with compatibilizer are given. A comparative assessment shows that in the presence of a compatibilizer, aluminum particles are in the bulk of the polymer matrix, i.e. are not in an isolated state. It is assumed that HDPE macrochains free of maleic anhydride (MA) are involved in the formation of crystalline formations, and small sections of macrosegments containing polar groups of MA are concentrated mainly in amorphous regions and in defects in crystalline structures in the form of passage chains. The concentration of PEMA macrosegments containing MA in the narrow amorphous space of HDPE favorably affects the increase in the adhesive forces of interaction on the surface of aluminum particles, which affects the preservation of the ultimate tensile stress at a relatively high level over a wide range of aluminum concentrations.

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