A New Method of Diatomaceous Earth Fractionation—A Bio-Raw Material Source for Epoxy-Based Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.3. Characterization Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Particle Size Measurements by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
3.2. Density of Composites
- Vdiatom—volume fraction of diatomite;
- ddiatom—density of solid diatomite excluding porous structures (considered 2 g/cm3);
- depoxy—density of cured epoxy (measured to be 1.12 g/cm3).
3.3. FTIR Analysis
3.4. Mechanical Properies
3.4.1. Tensile Strength
3.4.2. Flexural Strength
3.4.3. Impact Strength
3.5. Water Contact Angle
3.6. Changes in Weight/Rate of Changes with Increasing Temperature (TG/DTG) Analysis
3.7. Microstructural Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dobrosielska, M.; Dobrucka, R.; Gloc, M.; Brząkalski, D.; Szymański, M.; Kurzydłowski, K.J.; Przekop, R.E. A New Method of Diatomaceous Earth Fractionation—A Bio-Raw Material Source for Epoxy-Based Composites. Materials 2021, 14, 1663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071663
Dobrosielska M, Dobrucka R, Gloc M, Brząkalski D, Szymański M, Kurzydłowski KJ, Przekop RE. A New Method of Diatomaceous Earth Fractionation—A Bio-Raw Material Source for Epoxy-Based Composites. Materials. 2021; 14(7):1663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071663
Chicago/Turabian StyleDobrosielska, Marta, Renata Dobrucka, Michał Gloc, Dariusz Brząkalski, Marcin Szymański, Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski, and Robert E. Przekop. 2021. "A New Method of Diatomaceous Earth Fractionation—A Bio-Raw Material Source for Epoxy-Based Composites" Materials 14, no. 7: 1663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071663