title: Rapid microwave synthesis of chitosan modified carbon nanotube composites.
abstract: Chitosan modified multi-walled carbon nanotube composites were synthesized under microwave irradiation. The resultant chitosan modified multi-walled carbon nanotube composites were purified by twice adjusting of pH value of the solution and centrifugating in succession. The surface functional groups of chitosan modified multi-walled carbon nanotube composites are confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy. Transmission electron microscopic images further show the morphologic changes of the carbon nanotubes. Thermal gravimetric analysis shows that the chitosan content in the chitosan modified multi-walled carbon nanotube composites is much higher than conventional methods. The whole reaction procedure can be completed in 1 h under microwave irradiation.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ke-Long
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jin-Chun
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Qiaoqin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Du-Shu
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D002498:Centrifugation; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008872:Microwaves; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D048271:Chitosan