Biodegradation of Halloysite Nanotubes-Polyester Nanocomposites Exposed to Short Term Seawater Immersion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
SEM Images
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Nr | Authors | Year | Reinforcement/(wt %) | Polymer | Mechanical Properties | Max Increase (%) | Ref. |
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1 | Albdiry et al. | 2013 | Halloysite nanotubes/3 | Unsaturated polyester | Impact strength | 16 | [29] |
2 | Lin et al. | 2011 | Halloysite nanotubes/5 | Epoxy | Impact strength | 300 | [30] |
3 | Chozhan et al. | 2008 | Clay/3 | Epoxy | Impact strength | 19.2 | [31] |
4 | Ye et al. | 2007 | Halloysite nanotubes/2.3 | Epoxy | Impact strength | 413 | [32] |
5 | Sancaktar | 2011 | Nanoclay/1 | Epoxy | Young’s modulus | 11 | [33] |
6 | Carli et al. | 2011 | Halloysite nanotubes/5 | PHBV | Young’s modulus | 63 | [22] |
7 | Liu et al. | 2001 | Nanoclay/5 | Epoxy | Young’s modulus | 40 | [34] |
8 | Lepoittevin | 2002 | MMT/10 | PCL(Poly(ε-caprolactone) | Young’s modulus | 54 | [35] |
9 | Alamri and Low | 2012 | Halloysite/5 | Epoxy | Flexural Modulus | 88 | [36] |
10 | Pavlidou et al. | 2008 | MMT/5 | Epoxy | Flexural modulus | 224 | [23] |
11 | Manfredi et al. | 2008 | Cloisite/5 | Epoxy | Flexural modulus | 29 | [37] |
12 | Wetzel et al. | 2006 | MMT/10 | Epoxy | Flexural modulus | 40 | [38] |
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Saharudin, M.S.; Wei, J.; Shyha, I.; Inam, F. Biodegradation of Halloysite Nanotubes-Polyester Nanocomposites Exposed to Short Term Seawater Immersion. Polymers 2017, 9, 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9080314
Saharudin MS, Wei J, Shyha I, Inam F. Biodegradation of Halloysite Nanotubes-Polyester Nanocomposites Exposed to Short Term Seawater Immersion. Polymers. 2017; 9(8):314. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9080314
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaharudin, Mohd Shahneel, Jiacheng Wei, Islam Shyha, and Fawad Inam. 2017. "Biodegradation of Halloysite Nanotubes-Polyester Nanocomposites Exposed to Short Term Seawater Immersion" Polymers 9, no. 8: 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9080314