Study of The Effect Of Graphene Oxide in Flexible and Moldable Bamboo/Brine Sludge & PDMS-Based Composites for Thermal Applications

Abstract

Abstract The present study introduces a novel approach for developing advanced, adaptable, flexible, and moldable composite using bamboo powder derived from bamboo fiber, graphene oxide (GO), and chlor-alkali waste brine sludge embedded with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The process involves the development of a flexible composite utilizing treated bamboo fiber powder with brine sludge, graphene oxide nanoparticles, and PDMS as a polymer matrix. The study developed three sets of Graphene Oxide GO-reinforced flexible Bamboo composite named TGO 100, TGO 300 and TGO 500. The utilization of this flexible, thermally active bamboo composite holds promise as an alternative in various applications. The developed samples were characterized for their morphological, mechanical, water absorption, and thermal conductivity studies. With the increase in the concentration of graphene oxide (TG0 500 composition) the highest tensile strength is reported to be 0.197 Mpa.The thermal conductivity results demonstrate that the developed flexible material exhibits thermal conductivity properties, with the material achieving excellent values of 0.192, 0.196, and 0.203 W/m·K respectively. Consequently, the bamboo-based flexible composite material possesses outstanding thermal conductive qualities and can find diverse applications across a wide range of fields.