Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Poly Vinyl Chloride Nanocomposites and its Properties

ABSTRACT The SWNTs was purified/functionalized by acid treatment method and the F-SWNTs were used as reinforcing materials. The acid treatment introduced carboxyl (–COOH) group to the SWNTs. The PVC and F-SWNTs/PVC films were prepared by solution casting method. The fractured surfaces of sample was...

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Autores: Saeed,Khalid, Khan,Ibrahim
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Matéria (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
Repositorio:Matéria (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:scielo:S1517-70762019000400313
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-70762019000400313
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Polyvinyl chloride
single walled carbon nanotubes
morphology
nanocomposite
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Sumario:ABSTRACT The SWNTs was purified/functionalized by acid treatment method and the F-SWNTs were used as reinforcing materials. The acid treatment introduced carboxyl (–COOH) group to the SWNTs. The PVC and F-SWNTs/PVC films were prepared by solution casting method. The fractured surfaces of sample was analyzed through SEM and showed the dispersion of F-SWNTs in PVC. The thermal study indicated that the thermal stability of PVC is enhanced with F-SWNTs incorporation. The mechanical properties were also increased with CNTs filling. The solvent uptake study suggested that the nanocomposites resist towards solvent uptake, which is due to the hydrophobic nature of CNTs and their irregular network formation within the polymer matrix.