Process optimization of melt spinning and mechanical strength enhancement of functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforcing polyethylene fibers

• Main Authors: Sulong, Abu Bakar, Park, Joohyuk, Azhari, Che Husna, Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23900/1/Process%20optimization%20of%20melt%20spinning%20and%20mechanical%20strength%20enhancement%20of%20functionalized%20multi.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23900/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359836810001551

Carboxylic functional groups were introduced on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using the Ultraviolet (UV) Ozone treatment. Three melt spinning process parameters (spinning temperature, spinning distance, and the number of spinning revolutions) were evaluated by robust design (Taguchi’s metho...