Insights to low electrical percolation thresholds of carbon-based polypropylene nanocomposites

T Khan, MS Irfan, M Ali, Y Dong, S Ramakrishna… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrically conductive polypropylene nanocomposites filled with carbon-based nanofillers
such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon black are widely being used in different …

Recent advances in graphene/polyamide 6 composites: a review

X Fu, C Yao, G Yang - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper reviews recent advances in polyamide 6 (PA6) nanocomposites with graphene-
based fillers including current works using graphite nanoplatelet fillers. Almost all of the …

Bio-based rigid polyurethane foam from castor oil with excellent flame retardancy and high insulation capacity via cooperation with carbon-based materials

P Acuña, J Zhang, GZ Yin, XQ Liu, DY Wang - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
In this work, we prepared the biomass castor oil-based rigid polyurethane foams (RPUF).
The two bio-based RPUFs contain modified polyols from castor oil, one of which was …

Effect of structural disparity of graphene-based materials on thermo-mechanical and surface properties of thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites

M Bera, PK Maji - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites based on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and graphene-based
materials such as graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of functional groups on the graphene sheet for improving the thermomechanical properties of polyurethane nanocomposites

P Pokharel, B Pant, K Pokhrel, HR Pant, J Lim… - Composites Part B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dispersibility of graphene sheets in polymer matrices and interfacial interaction are
challenging for producing graphene-based high performance polymer nanocomposites. In …

High performance polyurethane nanocomposite films prepared from a masterbatch of graphene oxide in polyether polyol

P Pokharel - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
A masterbatch of graphene oxide (GO) in polyol was prepared and used for the preparation
of polyurethane (PU)/GO nanocomposites by bulk in-situ polymerization. The prepared …

[HTML][HTML] A hierarchical approach for creating electrically conductive network structure in polyurethane nanocomposites using a hybrid of graphene nanoplatelets …

P Pokharel, D Xiao, F Erogbogbo, O Keles - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hierarchical organization of carbon nanomaterials is the best strategy to combine desirable
factors and synergistically impart mechanical and electrical properties to polymers. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of hard segment length on the thermal and mechanical properties of polyurethane/graphene oxide nanocomposites

P Pokharel, S Choi - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The segmental length correlating properties of polyurethane (PU) in its nanocomposite
system with graphene oxide (GO) were investigated by preparing the two different PU …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotailoring of thermoplastic polyurethane by amine functionalized graphene oxide: Effect of different amine modifier on final properties

M Bera, A Prabhakar, PK Maji - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermo-mechanical properties of amine functionalized graphene oxides filled polyurethane
(PU) nanocomposites have been investigated in this work. Graphene oxide (GO) was …

Thermal, mechanical, and morphological characterisations of graphene nanoplatelet/graphene oxide/high-hard-segment polyurethane nanocomposite: a comparative …

M Albozahid, HZ Naji, ZK Alobad, JK Wychowaniec… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current work investigates the effect of the addition of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs)
and graphene oxide (GO) to high hard-segment polyurethane (75% HS) on its thermal …