For decades, conductive polymer composites have been widely used for smart packaging and electronic applications. Carbon-based fillers like Carbon Black (CB) and Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) gained a lot of traction and are the most commonly used conductive fillers incorporated in polymer matrices to create conductive polymer composites. Recently, research has been focused on developing composites with natural and biodegradable resources like biochar (pyrolyzed biomass) as potential conductive fillers. Biochar or other biobased resources are poor conductors of electricity, and hence they need to be used in conjunction with highly conductive fillers like CB and CNTs. This work investigates the development of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites prepared by blending Pyrolized Soybean Hulls (PSBH) and CB with HDPE. Here PSBH is the natural and biodegradable component, while carbon black is the highly conductive filler. The effects of PSBH on the conductive and mechanical properties of HDPE/CB composites were studied, including processing parameters like Rate of Mixing (RPM) and Mixing time on the above-mentioned properties.

Electrical conductivity and mechanical behavior of high-density polyethylene/pyrolized soybean hulls/carbon black composites

Fall 2022 abstracts, posters, and presentations will launch in mid-September.

ACS Fall 2022

The official archive and repository for all ACS Meetings & Expositions abstracts and select posters or presentations.