Manufacturing Strategies for Graphene Derivative Nanocomposites—Current Status and Fruitions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Graphene
3. Polymer/Graphene Nanocomposite Manufacturing through Solution Mixing
4. Melt Blending for Polymer/Graphene Nanocomposite Manufacturing
5. In Situ Polymerization to Form Polymer/Graphene Nanocomposites
6. Electrospinning Technique
7. The 3D Printing of Polymeric/Graphene Nanocomposites
8. Other Manufacturing Practices
9. Significance and Summary
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Graphene concentration (vol.%) | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.81 | 1.53 |
Thermal conductivity (W/mK) | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.47 |
Matrices | Nanofiller | Manufacturing | Ref. |
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Polystyrene | Graphene | Solution method | [26] |
Poly(methyl methacrylate) | Graphene | Solution method | [31] |
Poly(methyl methacrylate) | Graphene | Solution method | [32] |
Polyethylene | Graphene | Solution method | [33] |
Poly(vinyl alcohol) | Graphene | Solution method | [34] |
Epoxy | Graphene | Solution method | [36] |
Polystyrene, polycarbonate, polypropylene, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene | Graphene | Melt compounding | [57] |
Polystyrene | Graphene | In situ polymerization | [75] |
Polyamide 6 | Graphene | In situ polymerization | [83] |
Polyamide 6 | Graphene | In situ polymerization | [82] |
Poly(methyl methacrylate) | Graphene | In situ polymerization | [85] |
Waterborne polyurethane | Graphene | In situ polymerization | [86] |
Polyaniline | Graphene | Interfacial polymerization | [118] |
Poly(methyl methacrylate), polystyrene, polybutyl acylate | Graphene | Atom transfer radical polymerization | [119] |
Polypropylene | Graphene | Ziegler–Natta polymerization | [121] |
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) | Graphene | Frontal polymerization | [122] |
Poly(methyl methacrylate) | Graphene | Microwave irradiation | [123] |
Polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(vinyl fluoride) | Graphene | Colloid method | [125] |
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Kausar, A.; Ahmad, I.; Eisa, M.H.; Maaza, M.; Khan, H. Manufacturing Strategies for Graphene Derivative Nanocomposites—Current Status and Fruitions. Nanomanufacturing 2023, 3, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing3010001
Kausar A, Ahmad I, Eisa MH, Maaza M, Khan H. Manufacturing Strategies for Graphene Derivative Nanocomposites—Current Status and Fruitions. Nanomanufacturing. 2023; 3(1):1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing3010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleKausar, Ayesha, Ishaq Ahmad, M. H. Eisa, Malik Maaza, and Hamdullah Khan. 2023. "Manufacturing Strategies for Graphene Derivative Nanocomposites—Current Status and Fruitions" Nanomanufacturing 3, no. 1: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing3010001