Preparation of Electrospun Nanocomposite Nanofibers of Polyaniline/Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Amino-Functionalized Graphene
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Reduction of Graphene Oxide to Graphene
2.3. Surface Modification of Graphene with Amines
2.4. Preparation of the PANI/PMMA/Am-rGO Solution
2.5. Electrospinning Setup
2.6. Characterization of Amino Functionalized Graphene
2.7. Characterization of the PMMA/PANI/Am-rGO Nanofibers
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology and Structure Analysis of Am-rGO
3.2. Nanofibers Morphology
3.3. Thermal Stability
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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PANI (mg) | HCSA (mg) | Am-rGO (mg) | CHCl3 (g) | DMF (g) | PANI:PMMA (wt %) | Am-rGO:PANI (wt %) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 | 130 | 10 | 14.78 | 2.96 | 54.05 | 9.09 |
100 | 130 | - | 14.78 | 2.96 | 54.05 | - |
Elements | Relative atomic percent (%) | C/O Ratio | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
C | O | N | ||
GO | 66.4 | 32.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
rGO | 86.1 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
Am-rGO | 83.2 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 8.2 |
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Abdali, H.; Ajji, A. Preparation of Electrospun Nanocomposite Nanofibers of Polyaniline/Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Amino-Functionalized Graphene. Polymers 2017, 9, 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9090453
Abdali H, Ajji A. Preparation of Electrospun Nanocomposite Nanofibers of Polyaniline/Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Amino-Functionalized Graphene. Polymers. 2017; 9(9):453. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9090453
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbdali, Hanan, and Abdellah Ajji. 2017. "Preparation of Electrospun Nanocomposite Nanofibers of Polyaniline/Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Amino-Functionalized Graphene" Polymers 9, no. 9: 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9090453