%A M. Sabet
%A H. Soleimani
%I Springer
%V 14
%T The research design of graphene inclusion on LDPE characterization
%J International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
%L scholars11066
%O cited By 6
%N 1
%R 10.1186/s40712-019-0106-5
%D 2019
%X A progressive trend in instructional materials is the analytical plan and manufacture of fundamental operating equipment. LDPE/Gr nanocompounds were researched using various techniques such as Raman spectra (RS), XRD, SEM, and TEM based on Gr distribution, morphology, and crystal structure. The results presented by SEM showed that the addition of Grs was distributed homogeneously in the LDPE matrix and improved the crystallinity of the LDPE/Gr nanocompounds. Inclusion of Grs to LDPE launches crystallization by reducing the activation energy accompanied by increasing crystallization. Gr distribution in LDPE has considerably enhanced the nucleation of LDPE crystallization in nanocompound LDPE/Gr. The crystallization rates clearly increased to 0.5 wt and continued to rise up to 3 wt with Gr loading. Adding Gr to LDPE makes LDPE/Gr nanocompounds develop crystallinity Gr as a nucleating agent advances the process of crystallization, the size of crystallite, and the percentage of LDPE/Gr crystallinity throughout the nanocompounds with an additional Gr to the polymer matrix. This research also demonstrates that by further incorporation of Gr in the LDPE matrix, the activation energy of crystallinity is lowered. The inclusion of Gr extends crystallinity level and simultaneously creates local nanocompound lattice uniformity. © 2019, The Author(s).