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This chapter investigated morphological structures of bioepoxy/clay nanocomposites in final optimal material formulation. Final preferred combinations of factors, in terms of processing parameters based on Taguchi design of experiments (DoEs), were used to manufacture bioepoxy/clay nanocomposites. Meanwhile, the effects of material formulation including clay content (1, 3, 5 and 8 wt%), ESO content (0, 20, 40 and 80 wt%), as well as curing agent type (i.e. IPDA and MTHPA) on different structures of bionanocomposites were discussed. Chemical structures and formulations of bionanocomposites were identified by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. Meanwhile, morphological structures of bionanocomposites were characterised via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Additionally, surface fracture morphology of tensile test specimens was observed using scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis.
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Salam, H., Dong, Y. (2021). Morphological Structures of Bioepoxy/Clay Nanocomposites with Optimum Material Formulation. In: Bioepoxy/Clay Nanocomposites. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7297-2_5
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