The Effect of Nanoclay on Dust Generation during Drilling of PA6 Nanocomposites
Joint Authors
Sachse, Sophia
Silva, Francesco
Zhu, Huijun
Irfan, Adeel
Leszczyńska, Agnieszka
Pielichowski, Krzysztof
Ermini, Valentina
Blazquez, Maria
Kuzmenko, Oleksandr
Njuguna, James
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
During the past decade, polymer nanocomposites have emerged as a novel and rapidly developing class of materials and attracted considerable investment in research and development worldwide.
However, there is currently a lack of information available in the literature on the nano and ultrafine particle emission rates from these materials.
In this paper, influence of nanoclay on mechanical drilling of PA6 composites, in terms of dust generation, has been reported.
With the help of real-time characterization, submicrometer-sized particles (5.6–512 nm), size distribution, and number concentration emitted from polyamide 6/nanoclay composites during mechanical drilling are studied.
Total particle concentration for the PA6/nanoclay composites was 20,000 cm−3, while unreinforced panel measured a total concentration of approximately 400,000 cm−3.
While the airborne particle concentration for the PA6/nanoclay composites was 20 times lower than for the PA6 matrix, the concentration of deposited nanoparticles doubled for the nanocomposite.
The results clearly show that more particles in the size range between 175 and 350 nm are generated, during drilling of the nanocomposites, and these particles deposit in a shorter time.
It is likely that the presence of nanoclay in some way retains the formation of high quantity of airborne particles and promotes particle deposition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sachse, Sophia& Silva, Francesco& Zhu, Huijun& Irfan, Adeel& Leszczyńska, Agnieszka& Pielichowski, Krzysztof…[et al.]. 2012. The Effect of Nanoclay on Dust Generation during Drilling of PA6 Nanocomposites. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-997298
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sachse, Sophia…[et al.]. The Effect of Nanoclay on Dust Generation during Drilling of PA6 Nanocomposites. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-997298
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sachse, Sophia& Silva, Francesco& Zhu, Huijun& Irfan, Adeel& Leszczyńska, Agnieszka& Pielichowski, Krzysztof…[et al.]. The Effect of Nanoclay on Dust Generation during Drilling of PA6 Nanocomposites. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-997298
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-997298