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A New Approach of Fabricating Graphene Nanoplates@Natural Rubber Latex Composite and Its Characteristics and Mechanical Properties
- Source :
- C, Vol 4, Iss 3, p 50 (2018), Volume 4, Issue 3
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2018.
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Abstract
- Graphene has been demonstrated to be one of the most promising candidates to use as filler to improve the electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical properties of natural rubber due to exceptional high surface area, superior electrical and thermal conductivity, and remarkable gas impermeability resistance. In this study, graphene nanoplates (GNPs) were mass-produced by a one-step chemical exfoliation of natural graphite and used as a filler for the fabrication of GNPs@natural rubber composite by a simple mixing method. The resultant GNPs/rubber composite was characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and a rheometer. The prepared graphene nanoplates had a thickness of less than 10 nm and a lateral size of tens of microns. The GNPs@rubber composite revealed an exceptional improvement of abrasion loss up to seven to ten fold, along with an approximately 400%, 200% and 30% increment of elongation at break, tear strength and tensile strength, respectively. Other mechanical properties, such as hardness, compression set and rebound, as well as the effect of the GNPs loadings on the mechanical properties of the composite, were also investigated in detail.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Abrasion (mechanical)
Composite number
rubber
02 engineering and technology
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
law.invention
lcsh:QD241-441
Natural rubber
lcsh:Organic chemistry
law
Ultimate tensile strength
Composite material
Tear resistance
Nanocomposite
high-performance polymer
nanocomposite
Graphene
General Medicine
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
graphene additives
Exfoliation joint
0104 chemical sciences
visual_art
visual_art.visual_art_medium
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23115629
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- C
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2f547d621a7aa0fa8eac872e6bd90918