Ecological approach to graphene oxide reinforced poly (methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites.
Graphene oxide (GO) possesses the desirable characteristic of aqueous solution processability attributed to the oxygen-containing functional groups on the basal planes and edges of graphene. To provide an alternative to conventional procedures for fabricating poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/GO nanocomposites, which use organic solutions and/or surfactants, we have developed an environmentally friendly technique in which PMMA is polymerized by soap-free emulsion polymerization and incorporated with GO using water as a processing medium. Experimental results showed that the fabricated PMMA/GO nanocomposites had excellent mechanical, thermal, and O2 barrier properties with the nanodispersion of GO.
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University , Rokko, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501 Japan.
Seira
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Morimune
Takashi
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Nishino
Takuya
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Goto
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010539:Permeability; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010087:Oxides; D006108:Graphite; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate