ABSTRACT
Abstract .................................................................................................................120 8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................120 8.2 Processing ...................................................................................................122 8.3 Results and Discussion ...............................................................................125 8.4 Conclusions .................................................................................................135 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................136 Keywords ..............................................................................................................136 References .............................................................................................................136
This chapter investigated the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (EM SE) and electrical properties of heat-treated CNFs dispersed in a flexible linear lowdensity polyethylene (semicrystalline) matrix, and explored the effect of two other carbon-based modifiers on the EM SE of composites prepared by multiple meltmixing routes with LLDPE for potential use in ductile/flexible EMC applications. Attention is also directed to the electrical and mechanical properties of such composites in relation with their electromagnetic shielding performance. The composite with 20 wt% of filler content displayed an increasing dependence with the in-plane electrical conductivity and permittivity, consistent with the electromagnetic shielding theory.
