Review on PCL, PBS, and PCL/PBS blends containing carbon nanotubes.
Author | Gumede, T.P. |
Author | Luyt, A.S. |
Author | Muller, A.J. |
Available date | 2018-07-15T07:57:10Z |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Publication Name | eXPRESS Polymer Letters |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.3144/expresspolymlett.2018.43 |
Citation | Gumede, T. P., A. S. Luyt, and A. J. Müller. "Review on PCL, PBS and PCL/PBS blends containing carbon nanotubes." Express Polymer Letters 12.6 (2018). |
ISSN | 1788-618X |
Abstract | Biodegradable polymers received considerable attention due to their contribution in the reduction of environmental concerns and the realization that global petroleum resources are finite. The development of double crystalline biobased blends such as poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) are particularly interesting because each component has an influence on the crystallization behaviour of the other component, and thus influences the strength and mechanical properties of a polymer blend. The lack of miscibility between PCL and PBS constitutes a bottleneck, and efforts have been made to improve the miscibility through the inclusion of copolymers. Having realized that incorporating conductive nanofillers such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), (especially when the CNTs are functionalized or used as a masterbatch i.e., polycarbonate/MWCNTs masterbatch), into biopolymer matrices, can enhance the thermal and mechanical properties, as well as electrical and thermal conductivity, a lot of research was aimed at the production of bionanocomposites. This review paper discusses the properties of PCL, PBS, their blends, and their CNTs containing nanocomposites. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
Subject | nanocomposites poly(ε-caprolactone) poly(butylene succinate) polycarbonate carbon nanotubes |
Type | Article Review |
Pagination | 505–529 |
Issue Number | 6 |
Volume Number | 12 |
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