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Mechanical, Thermal, Morphology and Barrier Properties of Flexible Film Based on Polyethylene-Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Blend Reinforced with Graphene Oxide

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Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2017

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Abstract

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymers are widely used in the food packaging industry as gas barrier properties to oxygen, organic solvents, and food aromas. EVOH is very sensitive to moisture and its gas barrier ability deteriorates in high relative humidity conditions. This work aims to prepare flexible films based on melt-blending high density polyethylene (HDPE) and ethylene-vinyl alcohol (HDPE/EVOH /EVA blend) reinforced with graphene oxide (GO). The HDPE/EVOH/EVA/GO flexible films were prepared by twin-screw extrusion and blown film extrusion processing. The flexible films samples were characterized by tensile tests , TG , DSC and FE-SEM analysis and the correlation between properties was discussed. In addition, the oxygen permeability tests were performed at 23 °C, 0 and 90% relative humidity using an OX-TRAN (MOCON Inc.).

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The authors acknowledge Intermarketing Brasil and Kuraray Group to provide for raw materials, IPEN/CNEN-SP, CAPES and IAEA for financial support through IAEA-CRP 17760 RO.

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  1. Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas E Nucleares—IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Prof. L. Prestes, 2242, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil

    Julyana G. Santana, Angel Ortiz, Rene R. Oliveira & Esperidiana A. B. Moura

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA

    Vijay K. Rangari

  3. Department of Chemistry Polymer Chemistry Division, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

    Olgun Güven

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  1. Al Isra University , Amman, Jordan

    Shadia Ikhmayies

  2. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

    Bowen Li

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    John S. Carpenter

  4. Canmet Materials , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    JIan Li

  5. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

    Jiann-Yang Hwang

  6. Military Institute of Engineering, IME, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

    Sergio Neves Monteiro

  7. Poltecnico di Torino , Turin, Italy

    Donato Firrao

  8. ArcelorMittal Global R&D, East Chicago, Indiana, USA

    Mingming Zhang

  9. Central South University , Changsha, China

    Zhiwei Peng

  10. University of New South Wales , Canberra, Australia

    Juan P. Escobedo-Diaz

  11. Chongqing University , Chongqing, China

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  12. Middle East Technical University , Ankara, Turkey

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  13. Naval Research Laboratory , Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Ramasis Goswami

  14. Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang, Korea (Republic of)

    Jeongguk Kim

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Santana, J.G., Ortiz, A., Oliveira, R.R., Rangari, V.K., Güven, O., Moura, E.A.B. (2017). Mechanical, Thermal, Morphology and Barrier Properties of Flexible Film Based on Polyethylene-Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Blend Reinforced with Graphene Oxide. In: Ikhmayies, S., et al. Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2017. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51382-9_7

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