Journal
NANOCOMPOSITES
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 79-86Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1936972
Keywords
Achatina fulica shell; nano-CaCO3; nanocomposite; thermal properties; mechanical properties
Funding
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- CSIR
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The study examined the reinforcement properties of nano-CaCO3 synthesized from Achatina fulica snail shell, finding significant improvements in thermal stability and mechanical properties of neat epoxy with different filler content. Notably, inclusion of 1% Achatina fulica snail shell nanoparticles led to a 75% increase in tensile strength, over 25% increase in stiffness, 25% increase in impact strength, and 35% increase in hardness of neat epoxy. These findings highlight the potential of nano-CaCO3 from A. fulica snail shell for nanocomposite fabrication.
The current study investigates the reinforcement properties of novel nano-calcium carbonate (nano-CaCO3) synthesized from Achatina fulica snail shell. The shell was wet-milled to nano-particle sizes using mechanochemical procedures. Epoxy nanocomposites prepared with nanofiller content ranges of 1-7 wt.% were fabricated using a conventional resin casting method. Thermal stability and degradation with mechanical properties such as tensile strength, impact strength, and the hardness properties of prepared nanocomposites were determined. It was observed that the reinforcement by the synthesized nano-CaCO3 improved the thermal stability and mechanical properties of neat epoxy irrespective of the filler content. Significantly, the inclusion of 1 w.% Achatina fulica snail shell nanoparticles increased the neat epoxy tensile strength by 75%, stiffness by over 25%, impact strength by 25%, and hardness 35%. These improved properties indicate that nano-CaCO3 synthesized from A. fulica snail shell possesses suitable reinforcement properties that can be used for nanocomposite fabrication. [GRAPHICS]
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