eprintid: 12318 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/23/18 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:26:52 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:26:52 status_changed: 2023-11-10 01:17:23 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Sabet, M. creators_name: Soleimani, H. creators_name: Mohammadian, E. title: Effect of Graphene and Carbon Nanotube on Low-Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites ispublished: pub keywords: Aspect ratio; Carbon nanotubes; Chains; Graphene; Nanocomposites; Plastic products; Polyethylenes; Scanning electron microscopy; Yarn, Carbon Nanostructures; Flat surfaces; Interfacial interaction; Large aspect ratio; Rheological property; Surface area; Thermo-mechanical; Thermoplastic matrices, Polymer matrix composites note: cited By 12 abstract: The nanocomposites of low-density polyethylene contain graphene (LDPE/Gr) and low-density polyethylene contains carbon-nanotubes (LDPE/CNTs) with different Gr loadings (0.5, 1, and 3 wt) were formulated with a melt-mixing method. The distribution of Grs in LDPE was detected by scanning electron microscopy. In this study, morphological, electrical, thermal, tensile, and rheological properties of nanocomposites were comparatively investigated. The outcomes were reviewed and it was recognized that LDPE/Gr nanocomposites reveal superior properties than LDPE/CNTs nanocomposites at the same loadings. The superior performance of LDPE/Gr nanocomposites attributes to the large aspect ratio of Gr and its two dimensional flat surfaces which effect in increasing physical interlinking with LDPE chains and expanded the interface zone at filler�LDPE interface. It was also identified that the achieved results for LDPE/CNT nanocomposites, which has a compact surface area and linkage with LDPE, are less noticeable than similar Gr compounds due to higher interfacial interactions between Gr and LDPE. The thermomechanical results of LDPE/Gr nanocomposites have been studied and the influence of nanoscaled strengthening in the thermoplastic matrix has been investigated. The existence of Gr limits the flexibility of LDPE chains, increases the rigidity and the strength of the LDPE-nanocomposites. This study compares how a flat or roll structure of carbon nano-structure additive (Grs vs. CNTs) can change the various properties of LDPE nanocomposites. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 25:35�40, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers date: 2019 publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85052457085&doi=10.1002%2fvnl.21643&partnerID=40&md5=73c76b5224d5999621eccf19c87e00e6 id_number: 10.1002/vnl.21643 full_text_status: none publication: Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology volume: 25 number: 1 pagerange: 35-40 refereed: TRUE issn: 10835601 citation: Sabet, M. and Soleimani, H. and Mohammadian, E. (2019) Effect of Graphene and Carbon Nanotube on Low-Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites. Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 25 (1). pp. 35-40. ISSN 10835601