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spelling paper:paper_01448617_v127_n_p291_Morales2023-06-08T15:11:59Z Improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement Carbon nanotubes Cassava starch Hybrid nanomaterial Polymer nanocomposite Carbon Carbon nanotubes Dispersions Elastic moduli Fillers Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN) Nanocomposites Nanostructured materials Plants (botany) Reinforcement Solvents Starch Strength of materials Tensile strength Yarn Cassava starch Homogenous dispersions Hybrid nanomaterials Irregular geometries Mechanical interlocking Multi wall carbon nanotube(MWCNT) Polymer nanocomposite Water vapor permeability Polymer matrix composites Manihot esculenta Plasticized cassava starch matrix composites reinforced by a multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-hercynite (FeAl<inf>2</inf>O<inf>4</inf>) nanomaterial were developed. The hybrid nanomaterial consists of FeAl<inf>2</inf>O<inf>4</inf> nanoparticles anchored strongly to the surface of the MWCNT. This nano-hybrid filler shows an irregular geometry, which provides a strong mechanical interlocking with the matrix, and excellent stability in water, ensuring a good dispersion in the starch matrix. The composite containing 0.04 wt.% of the nano-hybrid filler displays increments of 370% in the Young's modulus, 138% in tensile strength and 350% in tensile toughness and a 70% decrease in water vapor permeability relative to the matrix material. All of these significant improvements are explained in terms of the nano-hybrid filler homogenous dispersion and its high affinity with both plasticizers, glycerol and water, which induces crystallization without deterioration of the tensile toughness. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01448617_v127_n_p291_Morales http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01448617_v127_n_p291_Morales
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
institution_str I-28
repository_str R-134
collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic Carbon nanotubes
Cassava starch
Hybrid nanomaterial
Polymer nanocomposite
Carbon
Carbon nanotubes
Dispersions
Elastic moduli
Fillers
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN)
Nanocomposites
Nanostructured materials
Plants (botany)
Reinforcement
Solvents
Starch
Strength of materials
Tensile strength
Yarn
Cassava starch
Homogenous dispersions
Hybrid nanomaterials
Irregular geometries
Mechanical interlocking
Multi wall carbon nanotube(MWCNT)
Polymer nanocomposite
Water vapor permeability
Polymer matrix composites
Manihot esculenta
spellingShingle Carbon nanotubes
Cassava starch
Hybrid nanomaterial
Polymer nanocomposite
Carbon
Carbon nanotubes
Dispersions
Elastic moduli
Fillers
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN)
Nanocomposites
Nanostructured materials
Plants (botany)
Reinforcement
Solvents
Starch
Strength of materials
Tensile strength
Yarn
Cassava starch
Homogenous dispersions
Hybrid nanomaterials
Irregular geometries
Mechanical interlocking
Multi wall carbon nanotube(MWCNT)
Polymer nanocomposite
Water vapor permeability
Polymer matrix composites
Manihot esculenta
Improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement
topic_facet Carbon nanotubes
Cassava starch
Hybrid nanomaterial
Polymer nanocomposite
Carbon
Carbon nanotubes
Dispersions
Elastic moduli
Fillers
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN)
Nanocomposites
Nanostructured materials
Plants (botany)
Reinforcement
Solvents
Starch
Strength of materials
Tensile strength
Yarn
Cassava starch
Homogenous dispersions
Hybrid nanomaterials
Irregular geometries
Mechanical interlocking
Multi wall carbon nanotube(MWCNT)
Polymer nanocomposite
Water vapor permeability
Polymer matrix composites
Manihot esculenta
description Plasticized cassava starch matrix composites reinforced by a multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-hercynite (FeAl<inf>2</inf>O<inf>4</inf>) nanomaterial were developed. The hybrid nanomaterial consists of FeAl<inf>2</inf>O<inf>4</inf> nanoparticles anchored strongly to the surface of the MWCNT. This nano-hybrid filler shows an irregular geometry, which provides a strong mechanical interlocking with the matrix, and excellent stability in water, ensuring a good dispersion in the starch matrix. The composite containing 0.04 wt.% of the nano-hybrid filler displays increments of 370% in the Young's modulus, 138% in tensile strength and 350% in tensile toughness and a 70% decrease in water vapor permeability relative to the matrix material. All of these significant improvements are explained in terms of the nano-hybrid filler homogenous dispersion and its high affinity with both plasticizers, glycerol and water, which induces crystallization without deterioration of the tensile toughness. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
title Improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement
title_short Improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement
title_full Improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement
title_fullStr Improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement
title_full_unstemmed Improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement
title_sort improving the physical properties of starch using a new kind of water dispersible nano-hybrid reinforcement
publishDate 2015
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01448617_v127_n_p291_Morales
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01448617_v127_n_p291_Morales
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