Fabrication of High-Performance Bamboo–Plastic Composites Reinforced by Natural Halloysite Nanotubes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Mechanical Properties
2.2. Interfacial Morphologies
2.3. Water Absorption
2.4. Thermogravimetric Analysis
2.5. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of BPC Samples
3.3. Characterization of the BPCs
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Not available. |
Sample | Ti (�C) 1 Step | Ti (�C) 2 Step | Temperature (�C) at Different Weights | Residual Weight (%) at 800 �C | |||
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80% | 60% | 40% | 20% | ||||
BPC | 222.02 | 389.01 | 331.74 | 430.73 | 450.30 | 460.67 | 7.41 |
BPC-2% | 226.88 | 395.59 | 333.98 | 432.52 | 451.26 | 463.51 | 9.58 |
BPC-4% | 228.44 | 406.62 | 335.01 | 435.23 | 452.72 | 464.33 | 10.53 |
BPC-6% | 231.52 | 409.14 | 337.87 | 437.48 | 453.55 | 465.54 | 12.26 |
BPC-8% | 238.91 | 411.06 | 338.66 | 438.09 | 453.76 | 466.79 | 14.12 |
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Jin, X.; Li, J.; Zhang, R.; Jiang, Z.; Qin, D. Fabrication of High-Performance Bamboo–Plastic Composites Reinforced by Natural Halloysite Nanotubes. Molecules 2020, 25, 2259. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25092259
Jin X, Li J, Zhang R, Jiang Z, Qin D. Fabrication of High-Performance Bamboo–Plastic Composites Reinforced by Natural Halloysite Nanotubes. Molecules. 2020; 25(9):2259. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25092259
Chicago/Turabian StyleJin, Xiaobei, Jingpeng Li, Rong Zhang, Zehui Jiang, and Daochun Qin. 2020. "Fabrication of High-Performance Bamboo–Plastic Composites Reinforced by Natural Halloysite Nanotubes" Molecules 25, no. 9: 2259. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25092259