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ArticleScience and technology of advanced materials2020

Thermally enhanced polyolefin composites: fundamentals, progress, challenges, and prospects.

A U Chaudhry, Abdel Nasser Mabrouk, Ahmed Abdala

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Article in Science and technology of advanced materials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 authors.

A U ChaudhryChemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-3247
Abdel Nasser MabroukQatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9521-4113
Ahmed AbdalaChemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7398-9118

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The low thermal conductivity of polymers is a barrier to their use in applications requiring high thermal conductivity such as electronic packaging, heat exchangers, and thermal management devices. Polyolefins represent about 55% of global thermoplastic production, and therefore improving their thermal conductivity is essential for many applications. This review analyzes the advances in enhancing the thermal conductivity of polyolefin composites. First, the mechanisms of thermal transport in polyolefin composites and the key parameters that govern conductive heat transfer through the interface between the matrix and the filler are discussed. Then, the advantage and limitations of the current methods for measuring thermal conductivity are analyzed. Moreover, the progress in predicting the thermal conductivity of polymer composites using modeling and simulation is discussed. Furthermore, polyolefin composites and nanocomposites with different thermally conductive fillers are reviewed and analyzed. Finally, the key challenges and future directions for developing thermally enhanced polyolefin composites are outlined.

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103 Composites104 Carbon and related materials105 Low-Dimension (1D/2D) materials106 Metallic materials210 Thermoelectronics / Thermal transport / insulators212 Surface and interfaces302 Crystallization / Heat treatment / Crystal growth303 Mechanical / Physical processing700 Otherscomposite interfacespolyethylenePolyolefinpolypropylenethermal conductivitythermal conductivity measurementsthermal transport mechanisms

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PMID33192179
PMCPMC7605320

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