TY  - JOUR
T1  - TGA, DSC, DTG Properties of Epoxy Polymer Nanocomposites by
Adding Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanoparticles
AU - Thamer, Ahmed A. AU - Yusr, Hashim A. AU - Jubier, Najwa J. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SP  - 567
EP  - 574
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.567.574
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.567.574
KW  - Epoxy nanocomposites
KW  -boron nitride nanoparticles
KW  -thermal degradation and thermos-gravimetric
analysis
KW  -DSC
KW  -DTA
KW  -epoxy/BNNPs
AB  - In this study, the thermal analysis methods reported for the characterization of epoxy/h-BN
nanocomposites were conducted using Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Thermal Analysis
(DTA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). A thermosetting epoxy resin was mixed with a different
weight percent of hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanoparticles (BNNPs) to prepare epoxy nanocomposites. Study
of non-isothermal kinetics decomposition of epoxy and epoxy/BNNPs nanocomposites were carried out by
utilizing Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). The samples were heated from room temperature to 600°C at a
constant heating rate of 10°C/min under oxidative atmosphere using air. TGA and DTG curves obtained from
the decomposition were analyzed using the Coast-Redfern method. Kinetic parameters were determined for all
specimens that show a good correlation with the linear correlation coefficient. Where Coats and Redfern
procedure was the best to result in good estimates of the kinetic parameters.
ER  -