| dc.contributor.author | Supri, Abdul Ghani, Prof. Madya Dr. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hanafi, Ismail, Prof. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-10T09:24:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-10T09:24:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering, vol. 51(6), 2012, pages 549-555 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0360-2559 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03602559.2012.654581#.UviZQWKSyyo | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/31842 | |
| dc.description | Link to publisher’s homepage at http://www.tandf.co.uk/ | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The effect of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride as a coupling agent on the tensile properties, morphology, and thermal degradation of low density polyethylene/tyre dust (LDPE/TD) composites was studied. LDPE/TD composites with different tyre dust loading and the addition of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride were prepared with Z-blade mixer at 180°C and rotor speed of 50 rpm. The result indicated that LDPE/TD M composites with vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride show higher values of tensile strength, Young's modulus and mass swell, but lower elongation at break than LDPE/TD composites without vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride. The SEM micrographs showed that the tyre dust was more widely dispersed in the LDPE matrix with the addition of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride as a coupling agent. It was also found that the addition of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride offers better thermal stability in the LDPE/TD M composites than LDPE/TD composites. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Low density polyethylene | en_US |
| dc.subject | Phthalic anhydride | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tyre dust | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vinyl alcohol | en_US |
| dc.title | Effect of vinyl alcohol-phthalic anhydride on properties of low density polyethylene (LDPE)/tyre dust (TD) composites | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | supri@unimap.edu.my | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | hanafi@eng.usm.my | en_US |
