Polyethylene-derived high-yield carbon material for upcycling plastic wastes as a high-performance composite filler
- Authors
- Lee, Gwanwon; Jang, Han Gyeol; Cho, Se Youn; Joh, Han-Ik; Lee, Doh C.; Kim, Jaewoo; Lee, Sung Ho
- Issue Date
- 2024-03
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Citation
- Composites Part C: Open Access, v.13
- Abstract
- In this study, to address environmental challenges stemming from plastic wastes, we produced carbon material derived from polyethylene (PE-C) using thermal oxidation and carbonization processes. Prior to thermal oxidation, e-beam irradiation was employed to enhance oxidation reactions which facilitated transformation of linear chains to cyclic ladder structures, resulting in a threefold increase in carbonization yield compared to conventional methods. Our analysis using XRD, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, and SEM revealed that PE-C exhibited a crystal structure similar to commercial CB (C-CB). However, it featured three times more oxygen functional groups on its surface and consisted of individual particles without forming aggregates or agglomerates. We incorporated PE-C into a PA6 polymer matrix to create composite materials with various compositions, systematically comparing their electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties to C-CB/PA6. PE-C outperformed C-CB in terms of mechanical properties (65 MPa vs. 41 MPa) due to its surface oxygen functional groups, uniform dispersion even at high loadings, and a rough surface. Moreover, PE-C exhibited a lower surface area, which reduced interfacial thermal resistance and consequently enhanced thermal conductivity, resulting in a 16 % improvement compared to C-CB at 30 wt%.
- ISSN
- 2666-6820
- URI
- https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/151009
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jcomc.2023.100429
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- KIST Article > 2024
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