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The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite

Carbonized natural filler can offer the production of low cost composites with an eco-friendliness value. The evolving field of electronics encourages the exploration of more functions and potential for carbonized natural filler, such as by modifying its surface chemistry. In this work, we have perf...

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Autores principales: Mohd Pisal, Mohd Hanif, Osman, Azlin Fazlina, Jin, Tan Soo, Rahman, Rozyanty A., Alrashdi, Awad A., Masa, Abdulhakim
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7923194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671304
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13040600
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author Mohd Pisal, Mohd Hanif
Osman, Azlin Fazlina
Jin, Tan Soo
Rahman, Rozyanty A.
Alrashdi, Awad A.
Masa, Abdulhakim
author_facet Mohd Pisal, Mohd Hanif
Osman, Azlin Fazlina
Jin, Tan Soo
Rahman, Rozyanty A.
Alrashdi, Awad A.
Masa, Abdulhakim
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description Carbonized natural filler can offer the production of low cost composites with an eco-friendliness value. The evolving field of electronics encourages the exploration of more functions and potential for carbonized natural filler, such as by modifying its surface chemistry. In this work, we have performed surface modification on carbonized wood fiber (CWF) prior to it being used as filler in the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) composite system. Zinc chloride (ZnCl(2)) with various contents (2 to 8 wt%) was used to surface modify the CWF and the effects of ZnCl(2) composition on the surface morphology and chemistry of the CWF filler were investigated. Furthermore, the absorptive, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the EVA composites containing CWF-ZnCl(2) were also analyzed. SEM images indicated changes in the morphology of the CWF while FTIR analysis proved the presence of ZnCl(2) functional groups in the CWF. EVA composites incorporating the CWF-ZnCl(2) showed superior mechanical, thermal and electrical properties compared to the ones containing the CWF. The optimum content of ZnCl(2) was found to be 6 wt%. Surface modification raised the electrical conductivity of the EVA/CWF composite through the development of conductive deposits in the porous structure of the CWF as a channel for ionic and electronic transfer between the CWF and EVA matrix.
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spelling pubmed-79231942021-03-03 The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite Mohd Pisal, Mohd Hanif Osman, Azlin Fazlina Jin, Tan Soo Rahman, Rozyanty A. Alrashdi, Awad A. Masa, Abdulhakim Polymers (Basel) Article Carbonized natural filler can offer the production of low cost composites with an eco-friendliness value. The evolving field of electronics encourages the exploration of more functions and potential for carbonized natural filler, such as by modifying its surface chemistry. In this work, we have performed surface modification on carbonized wood fiber (CWF) prior to it being used as filler in the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) composite system. Zinc chloride (ZnCl(2)) with various contents (2 to 8 wt%) was used to surface modify the CWF and the effects of ZnCl(2) composition on the surface morphology and chemistry of the CWF filler were investigated. Furthermore, the absorptive, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the EVA composites containing CWF-ZnCl(2) were also analyzed. SEM images indicated changes in the morphology of the CWF while FTIR analysis proved the presence of ZnCl(2) functional groups in the CWF. EVA composites incorporating the CWF-ZnCl(2) showed superior mechanical, thermal and electrical properties compared to the ones containing the CWF. The optimum content of ZnCl(2) was found to be 6 wt%. Surface modification raised the electrical conductivity of the EVA/CWF composite through the development of conductive deposits in the porous structure of the CWF as a channel for ionic and electronic transfer between the CWF and EVA matrix. MDPI 2021-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7923194/ /pubmed/33671304 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13040600 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Mohd Pisal, Mohd Hanif
Osman, Azlin Fazlina
Jin, Tan Soo
Rahman, Rozyanty A.
Alrashdi, Awad A.
Masa, Abdulhakim
The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite
title The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite
title_full The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite
title_fullStr The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite
title_short The Role of Zinc Chloride in Enhancing Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Performance of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbonized Wood Fiber Conductive Composite
title_sort role of zinc chloride in enhancing mechanical, thermal and electrical performance of ethylene vinyl acetate/carbonized wood fiber conductive composite
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7923194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671304
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13040600
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