Zhitao Yang

ORCID: 0000-0002-4443-9555
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Research Areas
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
  • Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
  • Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Polymer Foaming and Composites
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Injection Molding Process and Properties
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements

South China University of Technology
2015-2024

Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) with an average diameter of 22 nm were prepared from sugar beet pulp (SBP) via environmentally-friendly method. Steam-explosion pretreated SBP was treated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) bleaching, high-speed blending, and ultrasonic treatment. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that hemicellulose partially hydrolyzed in the steam-cooking stage, pectin removed explosion lignin by H2O2 bleaching. The removal non-cellulosic components confirmed Fourier-transform infrared...

10.3390/ma11071160 article EN Materials 2018-07-07

A vane extruder is novel equipment for polymer processing. The materials were conveyed and plasticized by a group of plasticization units the suffered normal stress during An analytic model was developed to analyze conveying capacity melt in unit which can be positively. analysis shows that increased with rotate speed, eccentricity distance, width, inner-diameter stator. And leakage flow show width gaps but decreased apparent viscosity melt. experiment results linear variation production...

10.1080/03602550903204121 article EN Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 2009-11-21

Insulating materials with high thermal conductivity have become the key to solving internal heat problem of electronic components. In this study, two fillers were prepared by in situ generation method. The uniform distribution silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles and silver (Ag) on surface graphene oxide (GO) carbide (SiC) was proved characterization methods such as micromorphology (TEM SEM) elemental analysis (XPS), respectively. above then added silicone rubber (SR) improve its...

10.1021/acsapm.2c01037 article EN ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022-10-04

Abstract Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate‐4‐hydroxybutyrate) (P34HB) copolyester is a new type of biodegradable polymer material, but it cannot meet the market requirements because its poor thermal stability. In this work, P34HB with low degree cross‐linking was successfully prepared by incorporating small amount multiple epoxy chain extender, known as Joncryl ADR‐4380 (styrene‐methacrylic acid glycidyl ester copolymer), through reactive extrusion. The rheological properties, stability, behavior, and...

10.1002/app.55490 article EN Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2024-03-22

Abstract Polymer based materials with high conductivity and electric insulation are widely used in new electronic fields as thermal interface material (TIM). In this work, firstly we prepared the mixed fillers of silicon carbide (SiC) carbon nanotubes (CNT), then them to modify silicone rubber (SR) preparing composite SR. The experimental results TGA showed that had strong stability, mass loss was only 5% until about 370°C. Besides, significantly enhanced, which increased from 0.2 (pure SR)...

10.1002/pc.26527 article EN Polymer Composites 2022-02-11

Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) play central roles in our daily life. However, their immiscibility presents a major hurdle both industry academia when recycling them into alloys with favorable mechanical properties. Moreover, typical compatibilizer-enabled approaches are limited due to increased environmental concerns. Herein, inspired by traditional Chinese technique, we report facile, industry-scale methodology that produces PP/PE binary blend highly ordered honeycomb...

10.1016/j.eng.2021.02.021 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Engineering 2021-08-14

ABSTRACT A new laboratory‐scale mixing device called the “Vane Mixer” was designed, built, and tested. The vane mixer consists of three plasticizing conveying unit. In comparison with existing laboratory mixers, material flow in this is characterized by a high contribution from extensional flow. As has chamber very simple geometry, cleaning easy lost small. influences time rotor speed on dispersed phase size were discussed. Morphology data model immiscible polystyrene/high density...

10.1002/app.41551 article EN Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2014-10-25

Abstract Compounding montmorillonite (MMT) with polymorphic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) by melt intercalation method can induce the crystal phase transformation of PVDF, which is great significance to obtain electroactive PVDF. In this research, PVDF/Organic‐Montmorillonite (OMMT) nanocomposites were prepared a novel vane mixer, was dominated elongational flow field in whole plasticizing. The dispersion OMMT, and resulting properties experimentally studied. results TEM WAXD evidenced that...

10.1002/app.50409 article EN Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2021-01-05

The preparation of ultra‐high‐molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/organoclay nanocomposites by continuous elongational flow technique was investigated in a novel eccentric rotor extruder (ERE). distribution and dispersion morphologies organo‐modified montmorillonite (OMMT) layers were revealed observed ash determination, wide angle X‐ray diffraction transmission electron microscopy. thermal thermal‐mechanical behaviors characterized differential scanning calorimeter, gravimetric analysis...

10.1002/pen.24964 article EN Polymer Engineering and Science 2018-11-23

Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based composite electrolyte membranes, which silica (SiO2) and lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulf)imide (LiTFSI) were introduced into, successfully prepared by a self-developed eccentric rotor mixer based on an elongational flow field. Characterization results of membranes showed that the can realize uniform dispersion LiTFSI in all membranes. This produced high ionic conductivity membrane. Among as-prepared PEO5 exhibited highest value 2.96 × 10–4 S·cm–1 at room...

10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00450 article EN Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2022-04-05

Abstract Effects of unmodified halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and hexadecyl trimethyl ammonnium bromide treated (CTAB-HNTs) on the morphology as well thermal rheological properties HNT-filled polypropylene (PP) composites were investigated. The melt-blended with a novel vane mixer dominated by extensional deformation. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy demonstrated that ammonium molecules successfully interacted groups. Compared HNTs, modified HNTs had better dispersion in PP matrix....

10.1515/polyeng-2017-0025 article EN Journal of Polymer Engineering 2017-05-03
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