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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 78, 2016
2nd International Conference on Green Design and Manufacture 2016 (IConGDM 2016)
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| Article Number | 01092 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167801092 | |
| Published online | 07 October 2016 | |
Effect of Multi Wall Carbon Nanotube Content on The Electrical and Rheological Properties of Polypropylene-based Nanocomposites
1 Center of Polymer Technology, 460 th Bld Puspiptek Area, Indonesia
2 Physics Department, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: bambang@sentrapolimer.id
Incorporating multi wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) into the polymer can improve the electrical properties of the nanocomposites. The effects of MWCNT on the electrical and rheological properties of polypropylene/MWCNT (PP/MWCNT) nanocomposites are investigated. The nanocomposites were prepared using melt mixing technique at chamber temperature of 180°C and rotor rotation of 100 rpm for 10 minutes. Addition of MWCNT increases the electrical surface conductivity up to 10−7 S. The electrical percolation threshold of the nanocomposites is found to occur at 1.3 wt% MWCNT content. Viscosity of the nanocomposites increased with the addition of MWCNT. The rheological percolation threshold of the PP/MWCNT is found occur at 1.4 wt% MWCNT content. Well dispersion is observed by mean Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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