Graphene/Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
Warrayut Kanabenja ◽  
Pranut Potiyaraj
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Heat Of Fusion ◽  
Thermal Gravimetric ◽  
Graphene Nanocomposites ◽  
Melt Compounding ◽  
Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer ◽  
Higher Temperature ◽  
Polyurethane Composites

Thermoplastic polyurethane/graphene nanocomposites were successfully prepared by mixing masterbatches with neat polymers using the melt compounding process. Graphene was obtained from graphite by the chemical mean. Graphite was initially converted into graphite oxide which was then converted to graphene oxide. Graphene oxide was then reduced by L-ascorbic acid to obtain graphene. The effects of graphene addition on thermal and morphological properties of nanocomposite were studied by a differential scanning calorimeter, a thermal gravimetric analyzer and a scanning electron microscope. TPU/graphene nanocomposites showed higher melting temperature compared to TPU. On the other hand, heat of fusion of nanocomposites was lowered. TPU and TPU/graphene nanocomposites have two steps of decomposition. The first degradation of TPU occurred at higher temperature compared with nanocomposites but the second degradation showed the opposite results. The percentage of residue after thermal degradation of nanocomposites was lower than that of TPU. For surface morphology, nanocomposite exhibited the rougher surface comparing with TPU and well graphene dispersion in TPU phase was achieved. Nevertheless, there were some agglomeration of graphene.

Tailored graphene based polyurethane composites for efficient electrostatic dissipation and electromagnetic interference shielding applications

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (118) ◽  
pp. 97349-97358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Verma ◽  
Pawan Verma ◽  
S. K. Dhawan ◽  
Veena Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference Shielding ◽  
Graphene Oxide Nanosheets ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Polyurethane Composites ◽  
Polyurethane Matrix

Electrostatic dissipative and electromagnetic interference shielding materials were designed using thermally reduced graphene oxide nanosheets incorporated into a thermoplastic polyurethane matrix.

Investigating mechanical, thermal, and flammability properties of thermoplastic polyurethane/carbon nanotube composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1661-1675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasin Kanbur ◽  
Umit Tayfun
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Melt Flow ◽  
Melt Flow Rate ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Melt Compounding ◽  
Nanotube Composites

Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites containing carbon nanotube (CNT) with the loading ratios from 0.5wt% to 2 wt% were prepared using melt-compounding process. Surfaces of the CNT particles were treated with sulfuric acid/nitric acid to purify CNT and to achieve compatible surface characteristics between TPU matrix and CNT. Mechanical, thermal, flame retardant, melt flow, and morphological properties of TPU/CNT composites were investigated. Addition of CNT to TPU matrix causes in a prominent increase in tensile strength, percentage of elongation at break, and tensile modulus values of TPU. The mechanical properties are improved for lower modified CNT loadings. CNT inclusions also improve the thermal stability of pristine TPU. Addition of CNT into TPU matrix causes increase in melting and decomposition temperatures of TPU and decrease in glass transition temperature. The flammability parameters of TPU also shift to higher values after CNT loadings to matrix. Modified CNT additions at higher concentrations exhibit better fire performance. Additions of modified CNT and pristine CNT show different trends in the case of melt flow rate values. Modified CNTs disperse more homogeneously relative to pristine ones into TPU matrix which is due to improvement in interfacial interactions between CNT and TPU.

Thermoplastic polyurethane/graphene nanocomposites: The effect of graphene oxide on physical properties

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Russo ◽  
D. Acierno ◽  
F. Capezzuto ◽  
G. G. Buonocore ◽  
L. Di Maio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Graphene Nanocomposites

scholarly journals Thermo-Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Polymer Composites Reinforced by Natural Fibers Derived from Wet Blue Leather Wastes: A Comparative Study

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1837
Author(s):  
Alessandro Nanni ◽  
Mariafederica Parisi ◽  
Martino Colonna ◽  
Massimo Messori
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Young Modulus ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Leather Wastes ◽  
Fiber Matrix

The present work investigated the possibility to use wet blue (WB) leather wastes as natural reinforcing fibers within different polymer matrices. After their preparation and characterization, WB fibers were melt-mixed at 10 wt.% with poly(lactic acid) (PLA), polyamide 12 (PA12), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and the obtained samples were subjected to rheological, thermal, thermo-mechanical, and viscoelastic analyses. In parallel, morphological properties such as fiber distribution and dispersion, fiber–matrix adhesion, and fiber exfoliation phenomena were analyzed through a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to evaluate the relationship between the compounding process, mechanical responses, and morphological parameters. The PLA-based composite exhibited the best results since the Young modulus (+18%), tensile strength (+1.5%), impact (+10%), and creep (+5%) resistance were simultaneously enhanced by the addition of WB fibers, which were well dispersed and distributed in and significantly branched and interlocked with the polymer matrix. PA12- and TPU-based formulations showed a positive behavior (around +47% of the Young modulus and +40% of creep resistance) even if the not-optimal fiber–matrix adhesion and/or the poor de-fibration of WB slightly lowered the tensile strength and elongation at break. Finally, the TPE-based sample exhibited the worst performance because of the poor affinity between hydrophilic WB fibers and the hydrophobic polymer matrix.

scholarly journals A highly sensitive biosensor based on methacrylated graphene oxide-grafted polyaniline for ascorbic acid determination

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 760-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Morteza Naghib ◽  
Farahnaz Behzad ◽  
Mehdi Rahmanian ◽  
Yasser Zare ◽  
Kyong Yop Rhee
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Functionalized Graphene ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Graphene Nanocomposites ◽  
Selective Determination ◽  
Highly Sensitive

AbstractFunctionalized graphene-based nanocomposites have opened new windows to address some challenges for increasing the sensitivity, accuracy and functionality of biosensors. Polyaniline (PANI) is one of the most potentially promising and technologically important conducting polymers, which brings together the electrical features of metals with intriguing properties of plastics including facile processing and controllable chemical and physical properties. PANI/graphene nanocomposites have attracted intense interest in various fields due to unique physicochemical properties including high conductivity, facile preparation and intriguing redox behavior. In this article, a functionalized graphene-grafted nanostructured PANI nanocomposite was applied for determining the ascorbic acid (AA) level. A significant current response was observed after treating the electrode surface with methacrylated graphene oxide (MeGO)/PANI nanocomposite. The amperometric responses showed a robust linear range of 8–5,000 µM and detection limit of 2 µM (N = 5). Excellent sensor selectivity was demonstrated in the presence of electroactive components interfering species, commonly found in real serum samples. This sensor is a promising candidate for rapid and selective determination of AA.

Development of Water Blown Bio-Based Thermoplastic Polyurethane Foams

2012 ◽  
Vol 584 ◽  
pp. 361-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baralu Jagannatha Rashmi ◽  
Daniela Rusu ◽  
Kalappa Prashantha ◽  
Marie France Lacrampe ◽  
Patricia Krawczak
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Cell Size ◽  
Surfactant Concentration ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Polyurethane Foams ◽  
Chain Extender ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Foam Sample ◽  
Glass Transition Temperatures ◽  
Blowing Agent

Water blown biobased thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foams were prepared using synthetic and biobased chain extender. The concentration of chain extender, blowing agent (BA) and surfactant were varied and their effects on physical, mechanical and morphological properties of foams were investigated. Density, compressive strength and modulus of foams decreases with an increase in BA content and increased with chain extender concentration, but do not change significantly with change in surfactant concentration. The glass-transition temperatures of the foam samples increases with an increase in BA and chain extender concentration. The cell size of the foam sample increases slightly with an increase in BA whereas chain extender concentration has no effect on cell size.

One-step Functionalization of Mildly and Strongly Reduced Graphene Oxide with Maleimide: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Diels-Alder [4+2] Cycloaddition Reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Ferretti ◽  
Sourab Sinha ◽  
Luca Sagresti ◽  
Esteban Araya-Hermosilla ◽  
Mirko Prato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cycloaddition Reaction ◽  
Diels Alder ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Graphene Nanocomposites ◽  
Exfoliated Graphene ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
One Step

For large-scale graphene applications, such as the production of polymer-graphene nanocomposites, exfoliated graphene oxide (GO) and its reduced form (rGO) are presently considered very suitable starting material, showing enhanced chemical...

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