Effect of Compatibilizer on the Persistent Luminescence of Polypropylene/Strontium Aluminate Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Preparation of the Composites
2.2.2. Characterization of Composites
Phosphorescence and Decay Measurements
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Tensile Testing
3. Results
3.1. FTIR, DSC, and TGA Studies in PP/PRIEX/SAO1 and PP/PRIEX/SAO2 Composites
3.2. Tensile Strength, Tensile Modulus and Storage Modulus of PP/PRIEX/SAO1 and PP/PRIEX/SAO2 Composites
3.3. Phosphorescence Emission and Their Decay Studies in PP/PRIEX/SAO1 and PP/PRIEX/SAO2 Composites
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Tc (°C) | Tm (°C) | ΔHm (J/g) | Xc (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
PP-5PRIEX | 116.1 | 158.8 | 99.4 | 48.0 |
PP-5PRIEX/1SAO1 | 115.1 | 160.2 | 87.9 | 42.5 |
PP-5PRIEX/3SAO1 | 114.0 | 160.8 | 70.5 | 34.1 |
PP-5PRIEX/5SAO1 | 114.8 | 159.2 | 67.6 | 32.7 |
PP-5PRIEX/10SAO1 | 114.4 | 160.1 | 62.1 | 30.0 |
Material | Tc (°C) | Tm (°C) | ΔHm (J/g) | Xc (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
PP-5PRIEX | 116.1 | 158.8 | 99.4 | 48.0 |
PP-5PRIEX/1SAO2 | 114.5 | 160.2 | 81.2 | 39.2 |
PP-5PRIEX/3SAO2 | 115.4 | 159.8 | 79.9 | 38.6 |
PP-5PRIEX/5SAO2 | 115.3 | 159.6 | 75.6 | 36.5 |
PP-5PRIEX/10SAO2 | 115.8 | 159.1 | 72.1 | 34.8 |
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Poulose, A.M.; Shaikh, H.; Anis, A.; Alhamidi, A.; Kumar, N.S.; Elnour, A.Y.; Al-Zahrani, S.M. Effect of Compatibilizer on the Persistent Luminescence of Polypropylene/Strontium Aluminate Composites. Polymers 2022, 14, 1711. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091711
Poulose AM, Shaikh H, Anis A, Alhamidi A, Kumar NS, Elnour AY, Al-Zahrani SM. Effect of Compatibilizer on the Persistent Luminescence of Polypropylene/Strontium Aluminate Composites. Polymers. 2022; 14(9):1711. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091711
Chicago/Turabian StylePoulose, Anesh Manjaly, Hamid Shaikh, Arfat Anis, Abdullah Alhamidi, Nadavala Siva Kumar, Ahmed Yagoub Elnour, and Saeed M. Al-Zahrani. 2022. "Effect of Compatibilizer on the Persistent Luminescence of Polypropylene/Strontium Aluminate Composites" Polymers 14, no. 9: 1711. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091711
APA StylePoulose, A. M., Shaikh, H., Anis, A., Alhamidi, A., Kumar, N. S., Elnour, A. Y., & Al-Zahrani, S. M. (2022). Effect of Compatibilizer on the Persistent Luminescence of Polypropylene/Strontium Aluminate Composites. Polymers, 14(9), 1711. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14091711