@Article{JRM.2014.634123,
AUTHOR = {P. Sittisart, M.M. Hyland, M.A. Hodgson, C. Nguyen, A. Fernyhough},
TITLE = {Developing a Cost-Effective Composite Based on Electroless  Nickel-Coated Cellulose Fibres for Electromagnetic  Interference Shielding},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {2},
YEAR = {2014},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {264--269},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v2n4/49624},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {A series of composites based on polypropylene with different loadings of nickel-coated cellulose fi bres 
(NCCF) were fabricated with the aim to create a composite suitable for EMI shielding and/or electrostatic 
discharge application. Various properties such as EMI shielding effectiveness, surface resistivity, volume 
resistivity and fl exural strength were characterised according to ASTM standard. Both surface and volume 
resistivity suggested that the electrical conductivity of NCCF was not high enough and the composite 
remains electrically non-conducting up to 40 wt% loading of NCCF. However, nickel particles were still able 
to shield electromagnetic radiation regardless of their connectivity and conductivity. This was reinforced 
by EMI shielding measurement which showed that EMI shielding effectiveness of 6.5 dB was obtained by 
composite containing 40 wt% NCCF. Mechanical property characterisation showed that the NCCF composites 
have higher fl exural strength than pure polypropylene. This is a positive effect as NCCF is now acting 
as a conducting reinforcing material rather than simply a conducting fi ller. Furthermore, the composites 
maintained approximately similar fl exural strength regardless of the loading of NCCF.},
DOI = {10.7569/JRM.2014.634123}
}