Xu, Lihua and Fang, Zhengping and Song, Pingan and Peng, Mao (2009) Surface-initiated graft polymerization on multiwalled carbon nanotubes pretreated by corona discharge at atmospheric pressure. Nanoscale, 2 (3). pp. 389-393. ISSN 2040-3364
Abstract
Surface-initiated graft polymerization on multi-walled carbon nanotubes pretreated with a corona discharge at atmospheric pressure was explored. The mechanism of the corona-discharge-induced graft polymerization is discussed. The results indicate that MWCNTs were encapsulated by poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA), demonstrating the formation of PGMA-grafted MWCNTs (PGMA-g-MWCNTs), with a grafting ratio of about 22 wt%. The solubility of PGMA-g-MWCNTs in ethanol was dramatically improved compared to pristine MWCNTs, which could contribute to fabricating high-performance polymer/MWCNTs nanocomposites in the future. Compared with most plasma processes, which operate at low pressures, corona discharge has the merit of working at atmospheric pressure.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2019 01:28 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2019 05:06 |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0999 Other Engineering > 099999 Engineering not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | B Economic Development > 86 Manufacturing > 8699 Other Manufacturing > 869999 Manufacturing not elsewhere classified |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1039/B9NR00222G |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/35576 |
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