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Calcium Carbonate from Clam Shell as a Thermal Conductor in Particulate Filled Polymer Matrix Composites

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The thermal conductivity of the raw and stearic acid treated calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from clam (Polymesoda bengalensis) shell powder infused in unsaturated polyester matrix has been measured. Eight different mean diameter sizes of clam shell filler were infused into \nunsaturated polyester (UPE) matrix. Thermal conductivity of neat UPE sample and when embedded with raw and stearic acid treated \nCaCO3 filler with different mean diameter sizes and filler loadings were measured according to ASTM E1225-99. The result showed that \nUPE matrix composites with untreated clam shell produced higher thermal conductivity than treated clam shell. At constant filler content, the thermal conductivity of UPE/CaCO3 composites was increased gradually as the filler size was decreased. The higher the filler \ncontent, the higher the thermal conductivity of the composites. Therefore, the inclusion of higher filler loading with finer filler size of \nseafood waste from clam shell can improve the performance of polymer matrix composites as a heat conducto

Source: Unimas Institutional Repository (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak)

Authors: Yusof Mahshuri, Amalina M. Afifi, Razali Nur Tahirah, Marini Sawawi, Abdul Razak Abdul Karim

Language: English

Topic: Thermal properties of materials

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2895813191

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