Preparation and evaluation of electrical properties of plastic composites developed from recycled polystyrene and local clay

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulkareem, S. A.
dc.contributor.authorAdeniyi, A. G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-30T11:13:58Z
dc.date.available2020-01-30T11:13:58Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-24
dc.description.abstractIn this study, the development of polymer composites was achieved from local clay material and waste polystyrene by cold pressing method, the preparation, electrical, and physical behaviours of clay-polystyrene composites are described. Polystyrene based resin (PBR) was produced from waste polystyrene by solvolysis in petroleum solvent and mixed with the 100μm clay particles at 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% clay contents. Composite panels were prepared and tested for Physical and electrical properties. Metallurgical microscope was used for the microstructural studies. It was found that with the increase in clay content in PBR from 0 to 40%, there was a rise in density of the composite by about 11% with a simultaneous decrease in the void fraction or porosity from 5.3 % to 1.5%. It was also observed that the polymer composite with the filler loading of 40 wt% has the highest conductivity value of 1.88E-07 S/cm. The comparison of micrographs at 40x and 100x indicated a good dispersion and distribution of clay particles in the polystyrene matrix. The polymer composites produced can be adapted for applications where electrostatic dissipative materials are required.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3610
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNIGERIAN JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTen_US
dc.subjectElectrical property,en_US
dc.subjectiron fillings,en_US
dc.subjectplastic composite,en_US
dc.subjectrecycled polystyrene,en_US
dc.subjectclay particles.en_US
dc.titlePreparation and evaluation of electrical properties of plastic composites developed from recycled polystyrene and local clayen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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