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The effect of chitosan on the physico-mechanical and antimicrobial properties of gamma irradiated ethylene propylene diene monomer/fumed silica nanocomposites

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

The goal of this research is to evaluate the recovered chitosan from locally discarded shrimp shells for usage as a biofiller for ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber in green chemistry industries. The utilization of two distinct fillers are expected to improve the qualities of industrial applications while lowering the cost. A laboratory two-roll mill, was used to prepare the rubber nanocomposites by incorporating nano fumed silica and chitosan as biomaterials into the EPDM rubber matrix. The mechanical and morphology characteristics of the produced EPDM rubber were investigated. The rubber nanocomposites were exposed to gamma irradiation doses ranging from 20 to 150 kGy. The tensile strength (TS) of the EPDM/chitosan/fumed silica vulcanizate increased when the chitosan concentration was raised up to 5 phr, but the elongation at break was reduced. However, the use of fumed silica as binary filler with chitosan improved the mechanical performance and thermal stability. The influence of gamma irradiation on the mechanical properties was also explored. The antimicrobial activity of the EPDM nanocomposites agaist Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli) bacteria was investigated in terms of the zone of inhibition. The results indicated that the nanocomposites irradiated to 100 kGy and containing 10 phr fumed silica and 5 phr chitosan exhibited the highest mechanical, thermal, and antibacterial characteristics and might be used in a variety of applications such as packaging material and surface application/coating based for different devices

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.230116.8455

Keywords

gamma radiation, Chitosan, Mechanical properties, Thermal properties, Morphology

Authors

First Name

mohamed

Last Name

abdel aziz

MiddleName

mansour

Affiliation

Radiation Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt, B.O. Box 29 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mmabdelaziz@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000- 0002-2377-3431

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Attia

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

NCRRT,EAEA

Email

mka400@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-7777-4202

First Name

Magd

Last Name

Badr

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Petrochemical department, polymer lab.

Email

themagd@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-0266-8840

Volume

67

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

45406

Issue Date

2024-04-01

Receive Date

2023-08-18

Publish Date

2024-04-01

Page Start

591

Page End

599

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_322742.html

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322,742

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Original Article

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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The effect of chitosan on the physico-mechanical and antimicrobial properties of gamma irradiated ethylene propylene diene monomer/fumed silica nanocomposites

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Created At

30 Dec 2024