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- Title
LDPE/EVA/graphene nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical and gas permeability properties.
- Authors
Tayebi, Meysam; Ramazani S.A, Ahmad; Hamed Mosavian, M. T.; Tayyebi, Ahmad
- Abstract
In the present work, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were incorporated at low-density polyethylene (LDPE)/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer blend using solution casting method. Monolayer GO with 1-nm thickness and good transparency was synthesized using the well-known Hummers's method. Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data exhibited efficient reduction of GO with almost high C/O ratio of RGO. Scanning electron microscopy showed the well distribution of GO and RGO within LDPE/EVA polymer matrix. The integrating effects of GO and RGO on mechanical and gas permeability of prepared films were examined. Young's modulus of nanocomposites are improved 65% and 92% by adding 7 wt% of GO and RGO, respectively. The tensile measurements showed that maximum tensile strength emerged in 3 wt% of loading for RGO and 5 wt% for GO. The measured oxygen and carbon dioxide permeability represented noticeably the attenuation of gas permeability in composite films compared with pristine LDPE/EVA blend. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
GRAPHENE oxide; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; POLYETHYLENE; ACETATE derivatives; PERMEABILITY
- Publication
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2015, Vol 26, Issue 9, p1083
- ISSN
1042-7147
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pat.3537