| dc.contributor.author | Ong, Hui Lin, Dr. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hazizan, Md Akil | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shahrom, Mahmud | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-15T13:03:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-05-15T13:03:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Advanced Composites Letters, vol. 18(3), 2009, pages 77-83 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0963-6935 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.acletters.org/abstracts/18_3_2.html | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34435 | |
| dc.description | Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.acletters.org/index.html | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Polypropylene/nanometric zinc oxide (PP/nanoZnO) composites at 1 wt% nanoZnO content were prepared using melt blending method using a thermo Haake internal mixer. Three different types of zinc oxide (ZnO) with different morphologies were used as fillers. Each composite was subjected to characterization analyses including tensile testing, UV-vis spectroscopy and electron microscopy. The tensile strength, tensile modulus and elongation at break of the PP/nanoZnO composites were observed to be greatly enhanced despite the low filler content (1 wt%). All ZnO-reinforced composites exhibited superior UV absorption characteristic especially for composite specimens reinforced with ZnO morphology rich in nanorods. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Adcotec Ltd | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mechanical properties | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nano zinc oxide | en_US |
| dc.subject | Polymer matrix composites | en_US |
| dc.title | Effect of particle morphology on the properties of polypropylene / nanometric zinc oxide (PP/nanoZnO) composites | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | hlong@unimap.edu.my | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | hazizan@eng.usm.my | en_US |
| dc.contributor.url | shahromx@usm.my | en_US |
