Mass-Production and Characterizations of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Sodium Alginate/Graphene Porous Nanofiber Membranes Using Needleless Dynamic Linear Electrospinning
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Formulation of Gr and Gr-AP Suspensions
2.3. Preparation of Linear Electrospinning Nanofiber Membranes
2.4. Measurements and Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Gr Content, Collection Distance and Voltage on Morphology and Diameter of Gr-AP Nanofiber Membranes
3.2. Far Infrared Ray Spectrum of Gr-AP Nanofiber Membranes
3.3. X-Ray Diffraction of Gr-AP Nanofiber Membranes
3.4. Electrical Properties of Gr-AP Nanofiber Membranes
3.5. Water Contact Angle of Gr-AP Nanofiber Membranes
3.6. Thermal Properties of Gr-AP Nanofiber Membranes
3.7. BET Specific Surface Area of Gr-AP Nanofiber Membranes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Founding
Conflicts of Interest
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Gr Content (wt.%) | 0 | 0.0375 | 0.075 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.75 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viscosity (±0.1 mPa·s) | 331 | 320 | 340 | 346.2 | 348.9 | 397 |
Conductivity (±0.01 μS·cm−1) | 865 | 795 | 818 | 858 | 878 | 900 |
Samples | Melting Point (°C) | T90% (°C) | Mass Change at the First Stage (%) | Mass Change at the Second Stage (%) | TG Residual Mass (%) |
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AP | 227.1 | 253.0 | 72.55 | 13.28 | 12.5 |
0.0375Gr-AP | 227.9 | 254.9 | 63.26 | 20.38 | 14.07 |
0.075Gr-AP | 227.7 | 255.3 | 63.89 | 21.16 | 14.42 |
0.25Gr-AP | 226.4 | 254.1 | 62.89 | 20.76 | 14.84 |
0.5Gr-AP | 225.8 | 253.3 | 59.88 | 19.30 | 19.70 |
0.75Gr-AP | 225.7 | 253.2 | 58.02 | 18.24 | 22.89 |
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Li, T.-T.; Yan, M.; Xu, W.; Shiu, B.-C.; Lou, C.-W.; Lin, J.-H. Mass-Production and Characterizations of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Sodium Alginate/Graphene Porous Nanofiber Membranes Using Needleless Dynamic Linear Electrospinning. Polymers 2018, 10, 1167. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101167
Li T-T, Yan M, Xu W, Shiu B-C, Lou C-W, Lin J-H. Mass-Production and Characterizations of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Sodium Alginate/Graphene Porous Nanofiber Membranes Using Needleless Dynamic Linear Electrospinning. Polymers. 2018; 10(10):1167. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101167
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Ting-Ting, Mengxue Yan, Wenting Xu, Bing-Chiuan Shiu, Ching-Wen Lou, and Jia-Horng Lin. 2018. "Mass-Production and Characterizations of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Sodium Alginate/Graphene Porous Nanofiber Membranes Using Needleless Dynamic Linear Electrospinning" Polymers 10, no. 10: 1167. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101167