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ArticlePolymers2019

A Novel Class of Cost Effective and High Performance Composites Based on Terephthalate Salts Reinforced Polyether Ether Ketone.

Franco Dominici, Debora Puglia, Francesca Luzi, Fabrizio Sarasini, Marco Rallini, Luigi Torre

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Article in Polymers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Franco DominiciCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Perugia, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4861-7520
Debora PugliaCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Perugia, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8515-7813
Francesca LuziCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Perugia, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Fabrizio SarasiniDepartment of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza-Università di Roma and UdR INSTM, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5233-8589
Marco RalliniCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Perugia, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Luigi TorreCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Perugia, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK)-based nanocomposites have been realized with incorporation (0-30 wt %) of anhydrous calcium terephthalate salts (CATAS), synthetized by reaction of terephtalic acid with the metal (Ca) oxide, by means of a melt processing. Their structure, morphology, thermal, and mechanical properties have been investigated. Scanning electron microscopy observations confirmed homogeneous dispersion of nanometer-sized fillers and a toughened fracture morphology even at the higher content, while thermal characterization confirmed an unvaried thermal stability and unmodified crystalline structure of the reference PEEK matrix. A negligible nucleating effect was evidenced, while a blocking effect of the amorphous phase fraction provide composites with increased stiffness, confirmed by enhanced values of G' and shifts of glass transition peak to higher temperatures, for restriction in chain mobility imposed by CATAS. The proposed solutions aimed to enlarge the application range of high performance costly PEEK-based composites, by using thermally stable nanofillers with limited costs and easily controllable synthesis phase.

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calcium terephthalate saltshigh performance nanocompositespoly(ether ether ketone), PEEK

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PMID31847354
PMCPMC6960781

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