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ArticlePolymers2025

Effects of the Mixing Method of Expanded Graphite on Thermal, Electrical, and Water Transport Properties of Thermosetting Nanocomposites.

Raffaele Longo, Elisa Calabrese, Francesca Aliberti, Luigi Vertuccio, Giorgia De Piano, Roberto Pantani, Marialuigia Raimondo, Liberata Guadagno

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Article in Polymers, 2025. 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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8 authors.

Raffaele LongoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2727-2930
Elisa CalabreseDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0883-1805
Francesca AlibertiDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
Luigi VertuccioDepartment of Engineering, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy.
Giorgia De PianoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-4397-7985
Roberto PantaniDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9555-9805
Marialuigia RaimondoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1963-9472
Liberata GuadagnoDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5839-1321

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European Commission 101091828
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present research aims to investigate the impact of various mixing techniques (centrifugal planetary mixing, ultrasonication, and high-temperature magnetic stirring) on the properties of nanocomposite epoxy resins using expanded graphite particles. Differential scanning calorimetry reveals that the curing behavior and glass transition temperature are influenced by the selected method, indicating that a suitable choice allows increasing curing degree (C.D.) and glass transition temperature up to 10% and 12%, respectively. Morphological analysis performed via Scanning Electron Microscopy and Tunneling Atomic Force Microscopy offers detailed insights into the dispersion characteristics of fillers within polymer matrices, which sensitively affect the properties of the materials. The electrical conductivity values vary by more than five orders of magnitude among the various mixing methods. Centrifugal mixing leads to a decrease in the equilibrium concentration of water (C

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epoxy resinexpanded graphitemixingnanocomposites

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PMID41150300
PMCPMC12566862

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