Comparative Study of Inorganic TiO2 Nanoparticles
and Organic Sawdust Dispersed Epoxy Based
Composites

Moumita Tasnim Meem; Md Asadul Hoque; Gagi Tauhidur Rahman; Md Abdul Gafur; Md Abdul Matin; Md Anwarul Kabir Bhuiya

Research Article

Comparative Study of Inorganic TiO₂ Nanoparticles and Organic Sawdust Dispersed Epoxy Based Composites

Moumita Tasnim Meem¹, Md Asadul Hoque¹, Gagi Tauhidur Rahman¹, Md Abdul Gafur², Md Abdul Matin¹ and Md Anwarul Kabir Bhuiya¹*

¹Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh

²Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bangladesh

Corresponding Author

Received Date: May 08, 2019; Published Date: May 21, 2019

Abstract

This work reports the synthesis and characterization of inorganic Titania (TiO₂) nanoparticles and formation of epoxy-based composites loaded with 1wt%, 3wt%, 5wt% and 10wt% TiO₂ nanoparticles and sawdust by weight. The TiO₂ nanoparticles were prepared using sol-gel method and characterized by SEM and XRD analysis to ensure the size and formation of nanoparticles. These composites were subjected to mechanical testing to study various properties like tensile strength, flexural strength, young’s modulus, hardness on various loading percentages. In all respects, inorganic Epoxy/ TiO₂ nanocomposites showed better performance than organic sawdust/epoxy composites.

Keywords:Epoxy resin; TiO₂ nanoparticles; Sawdust; Mechanical properties

Article Details

Citation

Md Anwarul Kabir Bhuiya, Moumita Tasnim Meem Md Asadul Hoque, Gagi Tauhidur Rahman, Md Abdul Gafur, Md Abdul Matin, Comparative Study of Inorganic TiO₂ Nanoparticles and Organic Sawdust Dispersed Epoxy Based Composites. Glob J Eng Sci. 2(3): 2019. GJES. MS.ID.000539.