Low Water Absorption, High-Strength Polyamide 6 Composites Blended with Sustainable Bamboo-Based Biochar
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Preparation of Bamboo Based Biochar Reinforced Polyamide 6 Composites
2.2.2. Characterization
Melt Flow Rate
Water Absorption
Mechanical Properties and Morphological Evaluation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Melt Mass-Flow Rate (MFR)
3.2. Water Absorption
3.3. Mechanical Properties
3.4. Dynamic Thermomechanical Analysis (DMA)
3.5. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimen | Fitting Curve Equation | R2 value | W30/% | D/ × 10−3 mm2·s−1 |
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PA6 | W = 0.65057 + 1.07107 t1/2 | 0.99674 | 6.37 | 10.27 |
PA6/BC10 | W = 0.36733 + 0.96303 t1/2 | 0.99344 | 5.41 | 11.52 |
PA6/BC20 | W = 0.24816 + 0.89537 t1/2 | 0.99653 | 5.10 | 11.2 |
PA6/BC30 | W = 0.28166 + 0.82569 t1/2 | 0.99517 | 4.84 | 10.58 |
PA6/BC40 | W = 0.29742 + 0.75818 t1/2 | 0.99708 | 4.38 | 10.89 |
PA6/BC50 | W = 0.30602 + 0.66704 t1/2 | 0.9953 | 4.07 | 9.76 |
PA6/BC60 | W = 0.30806 + 0.56831 t1/2 | 0.99569 | 3.45 | 9.86 |
Specimen | E’max (MPa) | To (°C) | E"p (MPa) | TE"p (°C) | Tg (°C) | Tan δp |
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PA6 | 2882.00 | 21.20 | 220.00 | 31.80 | 56.90 | 0.137 |
PA6/BC10 | 3414.00 | 24.10 | 253.00 | 36.50 | 64.40 | 0.140 |
PA6/BC20 | 4462.00 | 28.20 | 268.00 | 41.70 | 68.40 | 0.128 |
PA6/BC30 | 5751.00 | 30.90 | 377.00 | 42.90 | 69.50 | 0.135 |
PA6/BC40 | 5954.00 | 31.50 | 394.00 | 42.80 | 69.70 | 0.135 |
PA6/BC50 | 8998.00 | 36.50 | 693.00 | 43.10 | 71.50 | 0.138 |
PA6/BC60 | 12,844.00 | 37.90 | 892.00 | 46.40 | 75.90 | 0.128 |
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Zhu, S.; Guo, Y.; Chen, Y.; Liu, S. Low Water Absorption, High-Strength Polyamide 6 Composites Blended with Sustainable Bamboo-Based Biochar. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1367. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10071367
Zhu S, Guo Y, Chen Y, Liu S. Low Water Absorption, High-Strength Polyamide 6 Composites Blended with Sustainable Bamboo-Based Biochar. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(7):1367. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10071367
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Shiliu, Yong Guo, Yuxia Chen, and Shengquan Liu. 2020. "Low Water Absorption, High-Strength Polyamide 6 Composites Blended with Sustainable Bamboo-Based Biochar" Nanomaterials 10, no. 7: 1367. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10071367