Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites

The improvement of value-added polymer nanocomposites from low-quality polymers through advanced technology presents an excellent opportunity to maximize the applications of polymer nanocomposites on polymer industry in Malaysia. Nanotechnology with solution intercalation, condensation polymerizat...

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Main Author:	Lai, Josephine Chang Hui.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21022/3/Josephine.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.210222023-12-01T07:10:42Z Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites 2016 Lai, Josephine Chang Hui. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology The improvement of value-added polymer nanocomposites from low-quality polymers through advanced technology presents an excellent opportunity to maximize the applications of polymer nanocomposites on polymer industry in Malaysia. Nanotechnology with solution intercalation, condensation polymerization, free radical polymerization and solution intercalation film-casting technique has become predominantly attractive to improve physicomechanical, morphological and thermal properties. The above mentioned techniques with the combination of nanofillers will enhance the quality of nanocomposites. In this study, PVA silica-clay (PVA-si-clay), PVA-fumed silica-clay (PVA-fsi-clay), phenol formaldehyde fumed silica-clay (PF-fsi-clay), styrene-co-glycidyl methacrylate-fumed silica-clay (ST-co GMA-fsi-clay) and polylactic acid-fumed silica-clay (PLA-fsi-clay) nanocomposites were characterized using morphological analysis (Scanning electron microscopy), surface chemistry analysis (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) and elemental analysis (X-ray fluorescence). Mechanical properties of these nanocomposites were characterized by tensile test. The thermal analysis was conducted by using Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). unimas 2016 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21022/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21022/3/Josephine.pdf text en validuser masters UNIMAS
institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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topic	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Lai, Josephine Chang Hui. Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites
description	The improvement of value-added polymer nanocomposites from low-quality polymers through advanced technology presents an excellent opportunity to maximize the applications of polymer nanocomposites on polymer industry in Malaysia. Nanotechnology with solution intercalation, condensation polymerization, free radical polymerization and solution intercalation film-casting technique has become predominantly attractive to improve physicomechanical, morphological and thermal properties. The above mentioned techniques with the combination of nanofillers will enhance the quality of nanocomposites. In this study, PVA silica-clay (PVA-si-clay), PVA-fumed silica-clay (PVA-fsi-clay), phenol formaldehyde fumed silica-clay (PF-fsi-clay), styrene-co-glycidyl methacrylate-fumed silica-clay (ST-co GMA-fsi-clay) and polylactic acid-fumed silica-clay (PLA-fsi-clay) nanocomposites were characterized using morphological analysis (Scanning electron microscopy), surface chemistry analysis (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) and elemental analysis (X-ray fluorescence). Mechanical properties of these nanocomposites were characterized by tensile test. The thermal analysis was conducted by using Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Lai, Josephine Chang Hui.
author_facet	Lai, Josephine Chang Hui.
author_sort	Lai, Josephine Chang Hui.
title	Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites
title_short	Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites
title_full	Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites
title_fullStr	Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites
title_full_unstemmed	Studies on Physico-Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Silica/Fumed Silica and Various Nanoclay Dispersed Polymer Nanocomposites
title_sort	studies on physico-mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of silica/fumed silica and various nanoclay dispersed polymer nanocomposites
granting_institution	UNIMAS
publishDate	2016
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21022/3/Josephine.pdf
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