Synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride and industrial applications as tensile strength reinforcement agent in red Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)

Carbon materials are considered as one the hardest materials in the nature and are potential candidates as reinforcement agents. Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) nano-rods have been synthesized by using melamine and are examined by XRD, SEM, EDS, TEM and FTIR for checking their structures, elemental analysis and phase purity. The synthesized g-C3N4 nano-rods are used in various compositions (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5%) as reinforcement agents in Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) which is extensively used in industrial applications. The results revealed that the tensile strength increases with the increase of g-C3N4 nano-rods in the ABS till some specific ratio (4%) but decreases with further increment of g-C3N4 nano-rods due to the agglomeration effect. Significantly, this enhancement in the tensile strength is better than other reinforcement agents and are crucial for industrial applications.