Journal of Applied Polymer Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
development
of
permanent
superhydrophobic
surfaces
has
attracted
significant
attention
due
to
their
usage
in
many
applications,
particularly
environmental
and
biomedical
remediations.
Among
the
various
fabrication
techniques,
electrospinning
emerged
as
an
advantageous
flexible
method
for
fabricating
nanofibers
with
tailored
surface
characteristics.
In
this
study,
we
explore
enhancement
properties
by
incorporating
Teflon
particles
into
matrices
polystyrene
(PS)
polyvinyl
chloride
(PVC)
through
process.
Electrospinning
was
employed
fabricate
three‐dimensional
(3D)
structured
without
highly
hydrophobic
average
particle
size
180
nm.
Following
these
nanofibers,
a
series
heat
treatments
were
applied
at
temperatures
(0°C,
50°C,
75°C,
100°C,
125°C)
different
durations
(30
min,
1
h,
2
4
h)
improve
further.
hydrophobicity
assessed
water
contact
angle
(WCA)
measurements,
which
confirmed
that
all
exhibited
behavior.
addition
particles,
combined
treatment,
significantly
enhanced
resulting
WCA
values
155.75°
PS
151.62°
PVC
thereby
categorizing
them
having
properties.
Further
characterization
conducted
using
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM)
Fourier‐transform
infrared
(FTIR)
spectroscopy
analyze
morphology
chemical
compositions.
These
analyses
indicated
consistently
fell
within
submicron
nanoscale
range,
uniform
distribution
observed
across
nanofiber
surfaces.
resultant
fiber
diameters
range
400
nm
μm,
while
ranged
from
200
600
Collectively,
results
suggest
fabricated
3D
are
viable
candidates
health
remediations
energy
mitigations.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 6
Опубликована: Март 23, 2025
Recycling
paper
sludge
waste
(PSW)
into
inexpensive
sheets
for
applications
in
household
interiors,
construction,
and
footwear
is
a
sustainable
approach
to
resource
utilisation
pollution
reduction.
A
flexible
recycled
sheet
(FRS)
board
form
was
developed
using
cellulosic-based
PSW
from
the
industry
styrene-butadiene
rubber
(SBR)
binder.
Various
SBR
concentrations
were
tested
determine
optimal
amount
superior
mechanical
properties.
The
produced
FRS
characterised
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy,
thermogravimetric
analysis,
high-resolution
scanning
electron
microscopy,
energy-dispersive
X-ray
spectroscopy.
made
with
1000
g
of
PSW:300
ml
exhibited
enhanced
properties,
including
tensile
strength
(62.32
±
0.51
MPa),
elongation
at
break
(51.99
0.94%),
tearing
(17.76
0.45
N/mm),
flexibility
(6.98
0.24%).
biodegradation
study,
conducted
per
ASTM
D
5988-03,
assessed
environmental
impact
by
measuring
carbon-to-CO
2
conversion
soil
over
90
days.
All
samples
showed
similar
degradation
within
first
30
days,
5
degrading
significantly
faster
thereafter
due
its
higher
cellulose
hemicellulose
content.
This
highlights
potential
PSW-based
as
an
environmentally
friendly
mechanically
robust
material
diverse
applications.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
development
of
permanent
superhydrophobic
surfaces
has
attracted
significant
attention
due
to
their
usage
in
many
applications,
particularly
environmental
and
biomedical
remediations.
Among
the
various
fabrication
techniques,
electrospinning
emerged
as
an
advantageous
flexible
method
for
fabricating
nanofibers
with
tailored
surface
characteristics.
In
this
study,
we
explore
enhancement
properties
by
incorporating
Teflon
particles
into
matrices
polystyrene
(PS)
polyvinyl
chloride
(PVC)
through
process.
Electrospinning
was
employed
fabricate
three‐dimensional
(3D)
structured
without
highly
hydrophobic
average
particle
size
180
nm.
Following
these
nanofibers,
a
series
heat
treatments
were
applied
at
temperatures
(0°C,
50°C,
75°C,
100°C,
125°C)
different
durations
(30
min,
1
h,
2
4
h)
improve
further.
hydrophobicity
assessed
water
contact
angle
(WCA)
measurements,
which
confirmed
that
all
exhibited
behavior.
addition
particles,
combined
treatment,
significantly
enhanced
resulting
WCA
values
155.75°
PS
151.62°
PVC
thereby
categorizing
them
having
properties.
Further
characterization
conducted
using
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM)
Fourier‐transform
infrared
(FTIR)
spectroscopy
analyze
morphology
chemical
compositions.
These
analyses
indicated
consistently
fell
within
submicron
nanoscale
range,
uniform
distribution
observed
across
nanofiber
surfaces.
resultant
fiber
diameters
range
400
nm
μm,
while
ranged
from
200
600
Collectively,
results
suggest
fabricated
3D
are
viable
candidates
health
remediations
energy
mitigations.
