High-density polyethylene composite filled with red mud : effect of coupling agent on mechanical and thermal properties

In this study, red mud (RM) was modified with titanate coupling agent (triisostearoyl isopropoxy titanate, KR-TTS), and then the modified RM was melted blending with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to prepare HDPE-based composite. The action mechanism of KR-TTS on the properties of HDPE composites...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1993. - 43(2022), 21 vom: 16. Sept., Seite 3283-3294
1. Verfasser: Ding, Chong (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zhang, Youpeng, Di, Xiangyun, Zhang, Na, Zhang, Yihe, Wang, Xinke
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Surface modification high-density polyethylene interface properties red mud titanate coupling agent Polyethylene 9002-88-4
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, red mud (RM) was modified with titanate coupling agent (triisostearoyl isopropoxy titanate, KR-TTS), and then the modified RM was melted blending with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to prepare HDPE-based composite. The action mechanism of KR-TTS on the properties of HDPE composites was analysed combining with the movement mode of polyethylene macromolecular chain segments. The entanglement and mechanical interlocking of long alkyl chains of titanate coupling agent and the polyethylene molecular chains occurs in modified RM/HDPE composite, reflected by fracture morphology within tension process. The stronger interface interaction results in a decrease of polyethylene molecular chain segments motion under external loading, externally expressed as higher tensile strength and tensile modulus as well as storage modulus. Meanwhile, KR-TTS imparts modified RM/HDPE composite with higher elongation at break of uniaxial tension and lower damping ratio. The impact strength presents an improvement from 5.62 kJ/m2 of RM/HDPE composite to 6.56 kJ/m2 of modified RM/HDPE composite due to stronger interface strength. And modified RM/HDPE composite appears higher thermal stability, attributed to better particles dispersion and higher interface adhesion. Differential scanning calorimetric analysis shows that with the addition of coupling agent, the melt enthalpy of modified RM/HDPE composite decreases, indicating a decrement in the crystallinity of polyethylene composites (from 70.2% of RM/HDPE to 63.1% of modified RM/HDPE), resulted from the retarded stacking speed of chain segments into the crystal lattice during crystal growth
Beschreibung:Date Completed 07.09.2022
Date Revised 07.09.2022
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2021.1921047