Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin-polyethylene composites

Agyei-Tuffour, B.; Bensah, Y.D.; Damoah, L.N.W.; Dodoo-Arhin, David; Yaya, A.; Nyankson, E.; Annan, A.; Sarkodee, E.; Efav, J.K.

dc.contributor.author	Agyei-Tuffour, B.
dc.contributor.author	Bensah, Y.D.
dc.contributor.author	Damoah, L.N.W.
dc.contributor.author	Dodoo-Arhin, David
dc.contributor.author	Yaya, A.
dc.contributor.author	Nyankson, E.
dc.contributor.author	Annan, A.
dc.contributor.author	Sarkodee, E.
dc.contributor.author	Efav, J.K.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-11-20T09:35:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-20T09:35:41Z
dc.date.issued	2014-08
dc.description.abstract	In this article, the preparation and characterization of kaolin/polyethylene composites are presented. Microstructural characteristics of six different kaolin–polyethylene composites with varying percentage compositions of kaolin and polymer were produced using a modified melt compounding approach, was explored. The characterization methods employed are scanning electron microscopy (SEM), attenuated total reflectance mid Infrared (ATR-MIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TGA-DTA), compressive, flexural strengths and impact resistance analysis. The implications of the results are discussed for the design of kaolin/polymer composites for constructional purposes.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	hb2015	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1548-0569	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Agyei-Tuffour, B, Bensah, YD, Damoah, LNW, Dodoo-Arhin, D, Yaya, A, Nyankson, E, Annan, E, Sarkodee, E & Efavi, JK 2014, 'Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin-polyethylene composites', Polymer Composites, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1507-1515.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0277-5387 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1548-0569 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1002/pc.22804
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50544
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Wiley	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin–polyethylene composites in Polymer Composites , vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 1507-1515, 2014. doi :10.1002/pc.22804. Polymer Composites has been published in final form at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1548-0569.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Kaolin-polyethylene composites	en_ZA
dc.subject	Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Attenuated total reflectance mid Infrared (ATR-MIR)	en_ZA
dc.subject	X-ray powder diffraction (XRD)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TGA-DTA)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Compressive, flexural strengths	en_ZA
dc.subject	Impact resistance analysis	en_ZA
dc.title	Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin-polyethylene composites	en_ZA
dc.type	Postprint Article	en_ZA