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Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies

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Main Authors: Ong, Hui Lin, Dr., Hazizan, Md Akil, Zainal Arifin, Mohd Ishak
Other Authors: hlong@unimap.edu.my
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014
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Silane coupling agent
Surface activation
Thermal behaviors
Thermal study
Coupling agents
Polypropylenes
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34424
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spelling my.unimap-344242014-05-15T06:22:20Z Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies Ong, Hui Lin, Dr. Hazizan, Md Akil Zainal Arifin, Mohd Ishak hlong@unimap.edu.my hazizan@eng.usm.my zarifin@eng.usm.my Silane coupling agent Surface activation Thermal behaviors Thermal study Coupling agents Polypropylenes Link to publisher's homepage at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ This work reports the mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties of the polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites containing nanosilica (nano-SiO 2) which were treated by different functional group silane coupling agents. Four types of silane coupling agents namely aminopropyltriethoxy silane (APTES), glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxy silane (GPTMS), trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (TMPM), and dichlorodimethyl silane (DCMS) were used to modify the surface-activated nanosilica. To enhance the effectiveness of the coupling, nanosilica was chemically activated and analyzed through FTIR and X-ray photo electron spectroscopy (XPS). The highest tensile strength was recorded by the activated nanocomposites treated with APTES followed by nanocomposite treated with GPTMS, TMPM, and DCMS, respectively. The addition of silane coupling agents into nano-SiO2/PP system further improved the tensile modulus of the PP nanocomposites. From the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis, activated nanosilica treated with APTES showed better nanosilica dispersion in the PP matrix and lesser agglomeration occurred when compared with the other silane coupling agents which were used in this study. Surface activation process does not effectively increase the degree of crystallinity and thermal stability on the PP nanocomposites. However, with the assistance of the surface treatment, it was found that the thermal behavior of the PP nanocomposites had been enhanced. 2014-05-15T06:22:20Z 2014-05-15T06:22:20Z 2011 Article Polymer Composites, vol. 32(10), 2011, pages 1568-1583 0272-8397 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pc.21190/abstract?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34424 10.1002/pc.21190 en John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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topic Silane coupling agent
Surface activation
Thermal behaviors
Thermal study
Coupling agents
Polypropylenes
spellingShingle Silane coupling agent
Surface activation
Thermal behaviors
Thermal study
Coupling agents
Polypropylenes
Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
Hazizan, Md Akil
Zainal Arifin, Mohd Ishak
Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies
description Link to publisher's homepage at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
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Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
Hazizan, Md Akil
Zainal Arifin, Mohd Ishak
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author Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
Hazizan, Md Akil
Zainal Arifin, Mohd Ishak
author_sort Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
title Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies
title_short Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies
title_full Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies
title_fullStr Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies
title_full_unstemmed Surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies
title_sort surface-activated nanosilica treated with silane coupling agents/polypropylene composites: mechanical, morphological, and thermal studies
publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
publishDate 2014
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34424
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