Babalola, Rasheed and Ayeni, .A. O. and Joshua, Peter S. and Ayoola, A. A. and Isaac, Ukeme O. and Aniediong, Umo and Efeovbokhan, Vincent Enon and Omoleye, James (2020) Synthesis of thermal insulator using chicken feather fibre in starch-clay nanocomposites. Heliyon.
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Abstract
Incorporating chicken feather fibre (CFF) into natural based-nanocomposite comprising of glycerine plasticizedcassava starch binder with bentonite (BNT) as nanofiller, a thermal insulator (TIN) was synthesized. Central Composite Design (CCD) Response Surface Methodology was employed to carry out the experimental design using two factors (CFF and BNT) along with one response (thermal conductivity) to produce nine materials as insulators, comprising of 0%, 5%, and 10% BNT based on 8 g initial weight of CFF. A sample without CFF was used as the control. Developed thermal insulators were subjected to thermal conductivity tests using Lee's disc method at a steady state. The best insulator is TIN-4 with the lowest thermal conductivity of 0.0313 W/(mK) and the highest insulation property of 114.63 m2k/W, while TIN-10 with no CFF has the highest thermal conductivity of 0.0549 W/(mk) and lowest insulation property of 48.1603 m2k/W. Proportionate use of chicken feather fibre in starch-clay nanocomposite will help synthesize an effective thermal insulator with minimum cost.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chemical engineering Materials science Nanotechnology Nanomaterials Materials application Materials processing Materials synthesis Thermal insulator Nanofiller Chicken feather Nanocomposite Crystallographic |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2021 11:31 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2021 11:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13874 |
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