Synthesis and microstructural characterization of kaolin-polyethylene composites
| 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 |