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Influence of blending and blend morphology on the thermal properties and crystallization behaviour of PLA and PCL in PLA/PCL blends by Luyt, A. S., Gasmi, S.

“…In this paper, we reported on the influence of PCL on the cold crystallization behaviour of PLA in different PLA/PCL blends, and on the influence of blending…”
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Review on PCL, PBS, and PCL/PBS blends containing carbon nanotubes by Gumede, T. P., Luyt, A. S., Muller, A. J.

“…Biodegradable polymers received considerable attention due to their contribution in the reduction of environmental concerns and the realization that global…”
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Synergistic effect of expanded graphite, diammonium phosphate and Cloisite 15A on flame retardant properties of EVA and EVA/wax phase-change blends by Mochane, M. J., Luyt, A. S.

“…The influence of the introduction of expanded graphite (EG), as well as combinations of EG with Cloisite 15A clay and diammonium phosphate (DAP), into EVA and…”
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Electrospun alginate nanofibres as potential bio-sorption agent of heavy metals in water treatment by Mokhena, T. C., Jacobs, N. V., Luyt, A. S.

“…This paper reports on the potential of electrospun alginate nanofibre membranes to be used for the bio-sorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions…”
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Fabrication and antibacterial properties of ZnO–alginate nanocomposites by Trandafilović, L.V., Božanić, D.K., Dimitrijević-Branković, S., Luyt, A.S., Djoković, V.

“…► Alginate biopolymer is used as controlled environment for preparation of ZnO nanoparticles. ► A novel synthetic procedure is introduced for preparation of…”
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Effect of plasma treatment on accelerated PLA degradation by Antunes, A., Luyt, A. S., Kasak, P., Aljarod, O., Hassan, M. K., Popelka, A.

“…Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) has been found to be important in various applications, such as in the medical, pharmaceutical, and packaging industries. However, the…”
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Thermal, mechanical and electrical properties of copper powder filled low-density and linear low-density polyethylene composites by Luyt, A.S., Molefi, J.A., Krump, H.

“…Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with different copper contents were prepared by melt mixing. The copper powder…”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Silver−Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposites by Mbhele, Z. H, Salemane, M. G, van Sittert, C. G. C. E, Nedeljković, J. M, Djoković, V, Luyt, A. S

“…The influence of silver (Ag) nanoparticles on the properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) was investigated. The nanocomposite was prepared by mixing a…”
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Morphology and properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) filled with mesoporous silica (MCM-41) prepared by melt compounding by Sibeko, M. A, Saladino, M. L, Luyt, A. S, Caponetti, E

“…This paper reports on the morphologies of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/mesoporous silica (MCM-41) composites prepared by melt compounding with various…”
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Phase change materials based on low-density polyethylene/paraffin wax blends by Krupa, I., Miková, G., Luyt, A.S.

“…Phase change materials, based on low-density polyethylene blended with soft and hard paraffin waxes respectively, were studied in this paper. DSC, DMA, TGA and…”
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Comparison of LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE as matrices for phase change materials based on a soft Fischer–Tropsch paraffin wax by Molefi, J.A., Luyt, A.S., Krupa, I.

“…Phase change materials based on LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE blended with soft paraffin wax were studied in this work. The purpose of this study was to compare the…”
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The effect of expanded graphite on the thermal stability, latent heat, and flammability properties of EVA/wax phase change blends by Mochane, M.J., Luyt, A.S.

“…This article reports on the morphology, melting and crystallization behavior, thermal stability, flammability and thermal conductivity of shape‐stabilized…”
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Reinforcement of EPDM rubber with in situ generated silica particles in the presence of a coupling agent via a sol–gel route by Mokhothu, T.H., Luyt, A.S., Messori, M.

“…Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM)-silica (SiO2) composites were prepared by means of an in situ sol–gel process with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as…”
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Thermal and mechanical properties of polypropylene-wood powder composites by Salemane, M. G., Luyt, A. S.

“…The preparation and characterization of modified and unmodified polypropylene (PP)–wood powder (WP) composites were done under fixed processing conditions…”
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The effect of silica nanoparticles on the morphology, mechanical properties and thermal degradation kinetics of PMMA by Saladino, M.L., Motaung, T.E., Luyt, A.S., Spinella, A., Nasillo, G., Caponetti, E.

“…Silica–PMMA nanocomposites with different silica quantities were prepared by a melt compounding method. The effect of silica amount, in the range 1–5wt.%, on…”
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Crystallization and dielectric behaviour of PLA and PHBV in PLA/PHBV blends and PLA/PHBV/TiO2 nanocomposites by Gasmi, S., Hassan, M. K., Luyt, A. S.

“…The morphology, crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of PLA, PHBV and their blends and nanocomposites with TiO2 as filler were investigated. An…”
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Investigation of polyethylene/sisal whiskers nanocomposites prepared under different conditions by Mokhena, T.C., Luyt, A.S.

“…In this work, sisal nanowhiskers (SNWs) extracted from sisal fibers were used to reinforce high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) and low‐density polyethylene…”
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Preparation and properties of polystyrene encapsulated paraffin wax as possible phase change material in a polypropylene matrix by Mochane, M.J., Luyt, A.S.

“…► Polystyrene microcapsules containing about 30wt% soft paraffin wax were successfully prepared. ► The presence of microcapsules in polypropylene influenced…”
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An atomistic molecular dynamic model to study the properties of LLDPE and wax by Mosoabisane, M. F. T., van Sittert, C. G. C. E., Luyt, A. S.

“…Wax is often physically mixed with linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) to form a new polymer material. However, the morphology of these materials has not…”
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Influence of accelerated weathering on the physical and structural properties of poly(lactic-acid)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PLA/PHBV) blends by Antunes, A., Luyt, A. S., Popelka, A., Mahmoud, A., Aljarod, O., Hassan, M. K., Kasak, P.

“…The paper aims to study the poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) blend properties after their degradation under 2000…”
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