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- Title
Decoration of graphene oxide nanosheets with amino silane-functionalized silica nanoparticles for enhancing thermal and mechanical properties of polypropylene nanocomposites.
- Authors
Klunbud, Panupong; Suktha, Phansiri; Sawangphruk, Montree
- Abstract
ABSTRACT Graphene oxide nanosheets were decorated by amino-silane modified silica nanoparticles. An electrostatic interaction between the negative charge of oxygen-containing groups of graphene oxide and the positive charge of amino-silane functional groups on the surface of silica nanoparticles plays a major role for the interfacial interaction of these two materials. The hybrid material was then used as a reinforcement in polypropylene (PP) composite. The increasing tensile strength at yield, tensile, and flexural modulus of the PP composite at a graphene oxide- amino-silane silica loading content of 20 wt % are about 24.81, 55.52, and 30.35%, respectively, when compared with those of PP. It is believed that GO assists the dispersion of SiO2 nanoparticles to the polymer matrix because of its unique structure having hydrophilicity due to its oxygen functional groups and hydrophobicity owing to its backbone graphitic carbon structure. This hybrid material may also be used as the reinforcement in other polyolefins. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 44382.
- Subjects
GRAPHENE oxide; SILICA nanoparticles; POLYPROPYLENE; INTERFACIAL tension; ELECTROSTATIC interaction; MECHANICAL properties of polymers; THERMAL properties of polymers
- Publication
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2017, Vol 134, Issue 2, pn/a
- ISSN
0021-8995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/app.44382