Effect of Diatomaceous Biosilica and Talc on the Properties of Dielectric Elastomer Based Composites

Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska, Weronika Brzozowska, Arkadiusz Adamczyk, Magdalena Gierszewska, Izabela Wojtczak and Myroslav Sprynskyy
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Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska: Department of Physical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
Weronika Brzozowska: Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Doctoral School, University of Szczecin, Mickiewicza 16, 70-383 Szczecin, Poland
Arkadiusz Adamczyk: Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Polish Naval Academy, Śmidowicza 69, 81-127 Gdynia, Poland
Magdalena Gierszewska: Department of Physical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
Izabela Wojtczak: Department of Physical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
Myroslav Sprynskyy: Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 7 Gagarina Str., 87-100 Toruń, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-17

Abstract: Currently, scientists are still looking for new polymeric materials characterized by improved mechanical, thermal as well as dielectric properties. Moreover, it should be stressed that new composites should be environmentally friendly. For this reason, the aim of this work is to establish the influence of natural fillers in the form of diatomaceous biosilica (B) and talc (T) on the properties of dielectric elastomer (DE)-based composites. The dielectric elastomer-based materials have been tested taking into account their morphology, thermal and mechanical properties. Moreover, the dielectric constant of the obtained materials was evaluated. Obtained results revealed that the presence of both diatomaceous biosilica and talc significantly increases dielectric properties while having no significant effect on the mechanical properties of the obtained composites. It should be stressed that the performed analyses constitute a valuable source of knowledge on the effective modification of the thermal and dielectric properties of newly obtained materials.

Keywords: dielectric elastomer; composites; diatomaceous biosilica; talc; dielectric constant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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