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Melt Processing and Characterization of Bionanocomposites Made from Poly(butylene succinate) Bioplastic and Carbon Black
Author(s) -
Snowdon Michael,
Mohanty Amar Kumar,
Misra Manjusri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201400088
Subject(s) - materials science , polybutylene succinate , composite material , carbon black , bioplastic , ultimate tensile strength , flexural strength , dynamic mechanical analysis , flexural modulus , dispersion (optics) , nanocomposite , polymer , natural rubber , ecology , physics , optics , biology
Melt processing was used to prepare poly(butylene succinate), PBS, bionanocomposites containing carbon black. Filler loadings of 1, 3, and 5 wt% carbon black were added in order to improve the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. The bionanocomposite with the highest content of nanofiller tested showed an overall enhancement in properties. The mechanical performance of the material improved in impact strength, 131%, max flexural stress, 17%, tensile stress at yield, 5%, and storage modulus, 19%. The thermal and electrical conductivity of the bionanocomposite increased 50 and 102%, respectively. Good dispersion of the filler was confirmed by SEM and optical microscope images.