Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite

This study aims at investigating the effects of montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate flame retardant added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate blends (FRLE). The addition of MMT into FRLE blends has increased the limiting oxygen index (LOI%), whi...

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Main Authors: Bee, Soo-Tueen, Hassan, Azman, Ratnam, Chantara T., Tee, Tiam-Ting, Lee, Tin Sin
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Published: Society of Plastics Engineers 2012
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.22328
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spelling my.utm.335122018-11-30T06:37:24Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33512/ Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite Bee, Soo-Tueen Hassan, Azman Ratnam, Chantara T. Tee, Tiam-Ting Lee, Tin Sin TP Chemical technology This study aims at investigating the effects of montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate flame retardant added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate blends (FRLE). The addition of MMT into FRLE blends has increased the limiting oxygen index (LOI%), which corresponds the improvement of flame resistivity, whereas increasing amount of MMT and irradiation dosage were found moderately in?uenced LOI% of the blends. However, incorporation of MMT has shown reinforcing effect to the FRLE, where the tensile strength for the samples subjected to 150 and 250 kGy irradiation have increased for 10.7 and 27%, respectively. In addition, increasing loading level of MMT and irradiation dosage caused inferior effects to the surface and volume resistivity of FRLE as high as four folds. This is due to the enhancement of transportability of MMT ionic in polymer matrix that caused the reduction of resistivity of FRLE. POLYM. COMPOS., 33: 1883–1892, 2012. Society of Plastics Engineers 2012-10-11 Article PeerReviewed Bee, Soo-Tueen and Hassan, Azman and Ratnam, Chantara T. and Tee, Tiam-Ting and Lee, Tin Sin (2012) Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite. Polymer Composites, 33 (11). pp. 1883-1892. ISSN 0272-8397 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.22328 DOI:10.1002/pc.22328
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Bee, Soo-Tueen
Hassan, Azman
Ratnam, Chantara T.
Tee, Tiam-Ting
Lee, Tin Sin
Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite
description This study aims at investigating the effects of montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate flame retardant added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate blends (FRLE). The addition of MMT into FRLE blends has increased the limiting oxygen index (LOI%), which corresponds the improvement of flame resistivity, whereas increasing amount of MMT and irradiation dosage were found moderately in?uenced LOI% of the blends. However, incorporation of MMT has shown reinforcing effect to the FRLE, where the tensile strength for the samples subjected to 150 and 250 kGy irradiation have increased for 10.7 and 27%, respectively. In addition, increasing loading level of MMT and irradiation dosage caused inferior effects to the surface and volume resistivity of FRLE as high as four folds. This is due to the enhancement of transportability of MMT ionic in polymer matrix that caused the reduction of resistivity of FRLE. POLYM. COMPOS., 33: 1883–1892, 2012.
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author Bee, Soo-Tueen
Hassan, Azman
Ratnam, Chantara T.
Tee, Tiam-Ting
Lee, Tin Sin
author_facet Bee, Soo-Tueen
Hassan, Azman
Ratnam, Chantara T.
Tee, Tiam-Ting
Lee, Tin Sin
author_sort Bee, Soo-Tueen
title Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite
title_short Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite
title_full Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite
title_fullStr Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite
title_full_unstemmed Effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite
title_sort effects of montmorillonite on the electron beam irradiated alumina trihydrate added polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite
publisher Society of Plastics Engineers
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33512/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.22328
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