Influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes content on thermal conductivity of polyactic acid/liquid natural rubber nanocomposite
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) loading on the thermal conductivity of nanocomposites.
Design/methodology/approach
In this paper, the polymer nanocomposite of MWCNT nanoparticles incorporated with PLA and LNR as compatibilizer were prepared via melt blending method.
Findings
The result has shown that the sample with 3.5 wt.% of MWCNT content provided higher thermal conductivity which is believed to be the optimum loading that formed the suitable percolated network for phonon conduction facilitation because of better dispersion in the PLA/LNR matrix as confirmed by SEM micrograph.
Originality/value
Thermal conductivity of polylactic acid (PLA)/liquid natural rubber (LNR) matrix improved with MWCNT.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the National University of Malaysia for sponsoring this research work.
Citation
Tarawneh, M.A., Ali, A.M., Ahmad, S.H. and Yu, L.J. (2016), "Influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes content on thermal conductivity of polyactic acid/liquid natural rubber nanocomposite", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-02-2016-005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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