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Volume 6

Research & Reviews: Journal of Material Sciences

ISSN: 2321-6212

Advanced Materials 2018

September 04-06, 2018

September 04-06, 2018 | Zürich, Switzerland

International Conference on

Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology

Compatibilization and reinforcement effect of thermally reduced graphene: Elemental sulphur

composites on high density polyethylene (HDPE)

Kishore K Jena

and

Saeed M Alhassan

Petroleum Institute, UAE

n this study, structure and properties of various hybrid composites of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containing

thermally reduced graphene (TRG) and elemental sulphur were investigated. Samples of HDPE-TRGS hybrid composites

were fabricated by twin-screw extruder and injection molding machine in accordance with the standard test specimens.

Mechanical properties and morphology of HDPE and HDPE-TRGS hybrid composites were examined by universal testing

machine (UTM), TEM and SEM. Furthermore, AT- FTIR, XRD and Raman spectroscopy, examinations were performed to

establish the structure-properties relationships. The mechanical properties significantly improved, when the proper amounts

of TRGS materials were added to HDPE. The tensile strength of the hybrid composites was increased with insignificant loss

of elongation. These improvements in properties are mainly due to the compatibilizing effect of TRGS and polymerization of

octasulfur rings. TEM and SEM studies show that the graphene and sulfur were dispersed in HDPE matrix uniformly and

make the composite more compactable. Elemental mapping and EDAX spectra showed that sulfur is present in the composite

and distributed uniformly.

Res. Rev. J Mat. Sci. 2018, Volume 6

DOI: 10.4172/2321-6212-C3-021