Open AccessEffect of PVDF composition in activated carbon derived from chicken feather on electrical properties
Author(s) -
Erna Hastuti,
I Irfana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1825/1/012052
Subject(s) - materials science , dielectric , composite material , feather , activated carbon , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , microstructure , carbon fibers , polyvinylidene fluoride , composite number , chemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , adsorption , organic chemistry , ecology , optoelectronics , engineering , biology
Chicken feathers are agricultural wastes and become pollutants because of the resistance to protease degradation. Feathers contain a fibrous protein called keratin and potentially for producing activated carbon. In many applications, activated carbon is made of composites with poly (vinylidene fluoride) PVDF to improve its function. This research was carried out to study the effect of PVDF composition on activated carbon derived from chicken feathers on electrical properties. Besides evaluating changes in chemical structure and surface morphology, composites were tested using FTIR and digital microscopy. An addition of PVDF improves its dielectric properties. But the higher composition, causing agglomeration that inhibits polarization. The dielectric constant and conductivity of composite with 15 wt% PVDF are 1950 and 1.45 x 10 −5 S/cm at 1 kHz, larger than another composition.