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Waste Eggshells for the Decoration of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanosheets with Hydroxyapatite for Preparation of LLDPE Nanocomposites

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Waste eggshells were used to decorate functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene oxide (GO) by hydroxyapatite (HAP) using in situ synthesis. The HAP decorated CNT and GO were characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, and IR spectroscopic techniques. CNT-HAP and GO-HAP were further used to prepare polymer nanocomposites by addition of different percentages of synthesized CNT-HAP and GO-HAP as fillers into linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE). The prepared nanocomposites specimens were utilized for physical and thermo-mechanical analysis. Mechanical properties of the LLDPE nanocomposites were improved with increasing the percentage of CNT-HAP and GO-HAP fillers compared to the pristine LLDPE. Hardness of hybrid-CNT-HAP/LLDPE composite was increased as compared to the GO-HAP/LLDPE, where as tensile strength of the GO-HAP/LLDPE was higher than that of the CNT-HAP/LLDPE composite. Flammability of CNT-HAP and GO-HAP composites was decreased by 32% as compared to the pristine LLDPE.

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This work is supported by the SERB New Delhi Govt. of India startup research grant awarded to Dr. H. D. Jirimali File No. SB/FT/CS–037/2014.

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  1. School of Chemical Sciences, Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, 425001, India

    Bhushan C. Chaudhari, Jitendra Khanderay, Chandrashekhar Patil, Amardip M. Patil, Vikas V. Gite & Harishchandra D. Jirimali

  2. University Institute of Chemical Technology, Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University Jalgaon (MS), Jalgaon, 425001, India

    Bhushan C. Chaudhari

  3. Dr. K. C. Patel R & D Centre, Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa, Anand, Gujarat, 388 421, India

    Sachin A. Joshi

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701, Republic of Korea

    Vijay Singh

  5. Polymers and Functional Materials, Fluoro and Agrochemicals Department, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India

    Krushna Kaduba Palodkar & Annadanam V. Sesha Sainath

  6. Department of Chemistry, Uka Tarsadia University, Gopal-Vidyanagar, Maliba Campus, Surat, Gujarat, 394350, India

    Harishchandra D. Jirimali

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Chaudhari, B.C., Khanderay, J., Patil, C. et al. Waste Eggshells for the Decoration of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanosheets with Hydroxyapatite for Preparation of LLDPE Nanocomposites. J Polym Environ 27, 2352–2359 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01501-3

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