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Effect of natural flake graphite on triboelectrification electrostatic potential of bamboo flour/high-density polyethylene composites

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The influence of flake graphite (FG) content on the mechanical properties, triboelectrification electrostatic potential, and electrical resistivity of the bamboo flour (BF)/high-density polyethylene (HDPE) composites was investigated. The morphology of the fracture surfaces of the composites was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy. When FG was added to the BF/HDPE composites, the composites were readily deformed or damaged under the external load because of stress concentration and slippage of the interfacial layer in the BF/HDPE composites. The electrical resistivity of the BF/HDPE composites reached an anti-triboelectrification threshold because of the formation of conductive paths. However, when the FG mass fraction was less than the anti-triboelectrification threshold, the triboelectrification electrostatic potential of the BF/HDPE composites reduced in the order oxygen > nitrogen > air > argon > vacuum because the ionization or activation of the gas molecules contributed to the improvement of the triboelectrification electrostatic potential of the BF/HDPE composites.

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This research was funded by the Education Department of Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China, Project No. 10ZA042. The authors would especially like to thank Prof. Liping Ning from the Key Laboratory of Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering of Sichuan Agricultural University for her continued support for the research project.

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  1. College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People’s Republic of China

    Yawei Zhou, Liping Ning, Xianwei Li, Jian Zhang, Yuhan Lu & Jun He

  2. Key Laboratory of Wood Industry and Furniture Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, People’s Republic of China

    Yawei Zhou, Liping Ning, Xianwei Li & Jian Zhang

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Zhou, Y., Ning, L., Li, X. et al. Effect of natural flake graphite on triboelectrification electrostatic potential of bamboo flour/high-density polyethylene composites. Wood Sci Technol 49, 1269–1280 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-015-0752-6

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