Dispersion and major property enhancements in polymer/multiwall carbon nanotube nanocomposites via solid-state shear pulverization followed by melt mixing

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作者
Masuda, Jun'ichi [1 ]
Torkelson, John M. [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Northwestern Univ, Dept Chem & Biol Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[2] Northwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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10.1021/ma801321j
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O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
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070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
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A continuous, solventless, scalable process called solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) in conjunction with melt mixing (MM) to produce well-dispersed polymer/multiwall CNT (MWCNT) nanocomposites was investigated. Polypropylene and two types of MWCNT was synthesized by FE-SEM were prepared by making a CNT suspension in 50/50 w/w deionized water/2-propanol through low-level bath type sonication for 1.5 h with poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) as dispersant and casting on plasma-treated Si wafers. Crystallization was measured at 411 K by differential scanning calorimetry after annealing at 513 K for 5 minutes. The result shows that in nanocomposites made by SSSP, the CNT agglomerates are sharply reduced in size, forming loose structures interpenetrated by PP. Due to poor dispersion, the melt-mixed hybrid exhibits the slowest crystallization of the PP/CNT-1 systems.
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