Effect of screw configuration on the dispersion and properties of polypropylene/multiwalled carbon nanotube composite
- Submitting institution
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The University of Bradford
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 25
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1002/pc.25280
- Title of journal
- Polymer Composites
- Article number
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- First page
- 4196
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 11
- ISSN
- 0272-8397
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pc.25280
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper investigates the effect of processing conditions on the dispersion and properties of polymer nanocomposites; an area in which limited previous research had been performed. The main impact is on improved polymer composite processing and properties using carbon nanotubes. Screw configurations were found to have a strong influence on the electrical resistivity whilst only slightly affected the tensile properties of nanocomposites. SEM examinations showed that the use of screw configuration consisting of kneading elements promoted the dispersion of nanotubes. Further publications resulted from the research; the lead author now holds a lectureship at the University of Sulaimani, Iraq.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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