Author:Folorunso, O; Hamam, Y; Sadiku, R; Ray, Suprakash S; Joseph, ADate:Jul 2019The problem associated with mixtures of llers and polymers is that they result in mechanical degradation of the material (polymer) as the ller content increases. This problem will increase the weight of the material and manufacturing cost. ...Read more
Author:Zheng, Haitao; Petrik, L; Mathe, Mahlanyane KDate:Apr 2010The first instance synthesis of porous poly(2,5benzimidazole) (ABPBI) membranes using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactants as templates is reported. The membranes were characterised by SEM, TGA, DSC and tensile tests. The tensile test ...Read more
Author:Oladipo, Folorunso; Hamam, R; Sadiku, R; Ray, Suprakas S; Adekoya, GJDate:Dec 2020In this study, an effective method has been described and adopted to quantify the diameter and length of graphene nanofiller. The experimentally measured graphene parameters were modelled by using the Weibull distribution. The fitted graphene ...Read more