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Design and preparation of high-aspect-ratio zinc borate whiskers and their effects on mechanical properties of PP nanocomposite

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Well-dispersed, high-aspect-ratio 4ZnO·B2O3·H2O whiskers (4ZnO·B2O3·H2OHARw) were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method with the aid of ZnSO4·7H2O. The formation mechanism was investigated, and the results showed that Zn2+ and SO 2−4 ions played a crucial role in the control of 4ZnO·B2O3·H2OHARw extended along [010] direction. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetry (TG)-differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results confirmed that the powder was 4ZnO·B2O3·H2O. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and TEM showed that the average aspect ratio of the product was about 100. Nanocomposites of surface-modified 4ZnO·B2O3·H2OSM-HARw/PP were prepared and their mechanical properties measured. The results suggested that the mechanical properties of 4ZnO·B2O3·H2OSM-HARw/PP composites were superior to composites made with low-aspect-ratio whiskers (4ZnO·B2O3·H2OSM-LARw), which displayed poorer mechanical properties even at low addition.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 51402323) and West Light Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (no. 2018314).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Xinning Road, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, People’s Republic of China

    Xin Liu, Xueying Nai & Yaping Dong

  2. Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of Comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, 18 Xinning Road, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, People’s Republic of China

    Xin Liu, Xueying Nai & Yaping Dong

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    Li Dang

  4. Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, 18 Xinning Road, Xining, 810008, Qinghai, People’s Republic of China

    Li Dang & Wu Li

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Liu, X., Dang, L., Nai, X. et al. Design and preparation of high-aspect-ratio zinc borate whiskers and their effects on mechanical properties of PP nanocomposite. Res Chem Intermed 44, 5697–5709 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-018-3450-9

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