Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour

Usage and functionalization of natural fiber in preparing “wooden-plastic composite (WPC)” is aimed, the research investigates the influence of treatment of “wooden flour” using “carbon nanotube (CNT)”, and applying U.V wreathing conditions on wooden flour-polyethylene (WF-PE) WPC. The novelty of th...

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Main Authors: Hamdy M. Naguib, Eman O. Taha, Mona A. Ahmed, Usama F. Kandil
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Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2022-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062122000678
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author Hamdy M. Naguib
Eman O. Taha
Mona A. Ahmed
Usama F. Kandil
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Mona A. Ahmed
Usama F. Kandil
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description Usage and functionalization of natural fiber in preparing “wooden-plastic composite (WPC)” is aimed, the research investigates the influence of treatment of “wooden flour” using “carbon nanotube (CNT)”, and applying U.V wreathing conditions on wooden flour-polyethylene (WF-PE) WPC. The novelty of this work is the dual functionalization of WF via hydrolysis and reaction with CNT, for better attachment with PE matrix. WF was firstly washed and then treated with CNT to obtain WWF and functionalized WWF-CNT, respectively. Proposed nanocomposites have been prepared using “extrusion” based on polyethylene filled with 50 wt% of wooden fillers (WF, WWF, WF-CNT and WWF-CNT). “Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)” charts and “transmission electron microscope (TEM)” photos indicated the reaction between functionalized CNT and treated fiber through esterification. The findings of “thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA)” indicate more residual ash and higher onset temperature for PE-WWF-CNT and PE-WF, respectively; the thermal stability of all WPCs was also increased after U.V exposure. Furthermore, “dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)” shows significant improvement in modulus after treatment reaction, and changing in loss factor and thermal transitions. The WWF-CNT-containing WPC achieved higher moduli, even after U.V exposure, due to good interaction between PE matrix and CNT-functionalized fibers, which restricts the molecular mobility. The characterization sentence declares that composite filled with CNT-functionalized fibers is the most stable formula.
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spelling doaj-art-b6de11351c3f44e0a8e07d37f7d028142025-08-20T03:04:42ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212022-12-01314394510.1016/j.ejpe.2022.10.002Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flourHamdy M. Naguib0Eman O. Taha1Mona A. Ahmed2Usama F. Kandil3Department of Petroleum Applications, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City 11727, Cairo, Egypt; Key Lab. for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China; Corresponding author.Department of Petroleum Applications, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City 11727, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Petroleum Applications, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City 11727, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Petroleum Applications, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City 11727, Cairo, EgyptUsage and functionalization of natural fiber in preparing “wooden-plastic composite (WPC)” is aimed, the research investigates the influence of treatment of “wooden flour” using “carbon nanotube (CNT)”, and applying U.V wreathing conditions on wooden flour-polyethylene (WF-PE) WPC. The novelty of this work is the dual functionalization of WF via hydrolysis and reaction with CNT, for better attachment with PE matrix. WF was firstly washed and then treated with CNT to obtain WWF and functionalized WWF-CNT, respectively. Proposed nanocomposites have been prepared using “extrusion” based on polyethylene filled with 50 wt% of wooden fillers (WF, WWF, WF-CNT and WWF-CNT). “Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)” charts and “transmission electron microscope (TEM)” photos indicated the reaction between functionalized CNT and treated fiber through esterification. The findings of “thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA)” indicate more residual ash and higher onset temperature for PE-WWF-CNT and PE-WF, respectively; the thermal stability of all WPCs was also increased after U.V exposure. Furthermore, “dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)” shows significant improvement in modulus after treatment reaction, and changing in loss factor and thermal transitions. The WWF-CNT-containing WPC achieved higher moduli, even after U.V exposure, due to good interaction between PE matrix and CNT-functionalized fibers, which restricts the molecular mobility. The characterization sentence declares that composite filled with CNT-functionalized fibers is the most stable formula.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062122000678NanocompositesPolyethyleneFunctionalization
spellingShingle Hamdy M. Naguib
Eman O. Taha
Mona A. Ahmed
Usama F. Kandil
Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Nanocomposites
Polyethylene
Functionalization
title Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour
title_full Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour
title_fullStr Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour
title_short Enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano-modified wooden flour
title_sort enhanced wooden polymer composites based on polyethylene and nano modified wooden flour
topic Nanocomposites
Polyethylene
Functionalization
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062122000678
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