Effects of neat and silver coated fly ash cenospheres on the properties of styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer composites obtained by a solution mixing method.

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Title: Effects of neat and silver coated fly ash cenospheres on the properties of styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer composites obtained by a solution mixing method.
Authors: Sukhareva, Ksenia1,2 (AUTHOR) sukhareva.kv@rea.ru, Burmistrov, Igor1,3 (AUTHOR), Mamin, Eldar1,2 (AUTHOR), Maltsev, Alexander2 (AUTHOR), Karpova, Svetlana2 (AUTHOR), Offor, Peter O4,5 (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Elastomers & Plastics. Oct2024, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p745-773. 29p.
Subjects: Fly ash, Atmospheric oxygen, Electroless plating, Microscopy, Thermal properties, Styrene-butadiene rubber
Abstract: Utilization of industrial by-products to develop novel value-added materials while mitigating their environmental impact is a crucial issue. Fly ash (FA) microparticles are a common component of power plant waste. This work aims to investigate the impact of varying concentrations of neat/silver-coated FA on the morphology and thermal properties of styrene-butadiene-styrene/FA composites. Composite materials based on styrene-butadiene styrene triblock copolymer (SBS) with various volume fractions of as-received and silver-coated FA were prepared using a solution mixing method. Silver-coated cenosphere particles were prepared using an electroless plating method. Scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy showed that the solution mixing method obtains composite materials characterized by uniform dispersion of filler without large particle aggregates and predominantly unbroken cenospheres. The tensile strength of the composite with 10% of both as-received and silver-coated fly ash remains at the level of the unfilled SBS sample. However, at higher filler concentrations (20% and 30%), a decrease in strength by 27% and 42% respectively is observed, possibly due to the agglomeration of FA, which leads to a poorer interface and dispersion at higher filler weights. Additionally, thermal analysis in an oxygen atmosphere showed that the introduction of both as-received and metallized cenospheres in the same quantity increased the thermal stability of the tested composition. The temperatures at 5% mass loss of SBS/FA composites were on average 70°C higher than those of the original SBS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Utilization of industrial by-products to develop novel value-added materials while mitigating their environmental impact is a crucial issue. Fly ash (FA) microparticles are a common component of power plant waste. This work aims to investigate the impact of varying concentrations of neat/silver-coated FA on the morphology and thermal properties of styrene-butadiene-styrene/FA composites. Composite materials based on styrene-butadiene styrene triblock copolymer (SBS) with various volume fractions of as-received and silver-coated FA were prepared using a solution mixing method. Silver-coated cenosphere particles were prepared using an electroless plating method. Scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy showed that the solution mixing method obtains composite materials characterized by uniform dispersion of filler without large particle aggregates and predominantly unbroken cenospheres. The tensile strength of the composite with 10% of both as-received and silver-coated fly ash remains at the level of the unfilled SBS sample. However, at higher filler concentrations (20% and 30%), a decrease in strength by 27% and 42% respectively is observed, possibly due to the agglomeration of FA, which leads to a poorer interface and dispersion at higher filler weights. Additionally, thermal analysis in an oxygen atmosphere showed that the introduction of both as-received and metallized cenospheres in the same quantity increased the thermal stability of the tested composition. The temperatures at 5% mass loss of SBS/FA composites were on average 70°C higher than those of the original SBS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00952443
DOI:10.1177/00952443241268637