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Improvement of Chemical and Thermal Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) by Using Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs)

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Abstract

This work aims to investigate the improvements of thermal and chemical properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by using Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). MWCNT were used as a reinforcement in polyethylene terephthalate with different weight percentages (0.1, 0.5, and 1) % respectively. The direct mixing process was used to prepare (polyethylene terephthalate / MWCNTs) composites. The ultrasonic mixing technique was applied to disperse the MWCNTs material into polyethylene terephthalate. The intensities of absorption of hydroxyl and carbonyl group decreased with increasing the addition of MWCNTs from (0.1-1%), comparing with pure PET. The results of TGA showed that the incorporation of MWCNTs into pure PET slightly improves the thermal stability because interfaces between multifuntionlized MWCNTs and pure PET causes of reducing brittle behavior and increased due to the high crosslinking of pure PET. The mechanical tests appeared significant improvements with increasing of MWCNTs concentrations. The SEM micrographs showed more voids between the pure PET chains before adding MWCNTs while MWCNTs-PET composites appeared more homogeneous, crosslink density and less voids between the chains.

Published in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160506.20
Page(s) 297-301
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Keywords

Thermal Stability, Polyethylene Terephthalate, MWCNTs, TGA, FTIR, SEM

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  • Department of Chemistry, University of Al-Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq

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