Influence of expanded graphite (EG) and graphene oxide (GO) on physical properties of PET based nanocomposites

• Authors: Sandra Paszkiewicz , Małgorzata Nachman , Anna Szymczyk , Zdeno Špitalský , Jaroslav Mosnáček , Zbigniew Rosłaniec
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This work is the continuation and refinement of already published communications based on PET/EG nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization1, 2. In this study, nanocomposites based on poly(ethylene terephthalate) with expanded graphite were compared to those with functionalized graphite sheets (GO). The results suggest that the degree of dispersion of nanoparticles in the PET matrix has important effect on the structure and physical properties of the nanocomposites. The existence of graphene sheets nanoparticles enhances the crystallization rate of PET. It has been confirmed that in situ polymerization is the effective method for preparation nanocomposites which can avoid the agglomeration of nanoparticles in polymer matrices and improve the interfacial interaction between nanofiller and polymer matrix. The obtained results have shown also that due to the presence of functional groups on GO surface the interactions with PET matrix can be stronger than in the case of exfoliated graphene (EG) and matrix.

Keywords

EN

in situ polymerization; PET; graphene oxide; expanded graphite

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 45-50

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2014

online

11 - 12 - 2014

Contributors

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Sandra Paszkiewicz

• West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Piastów Av. 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

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Małgorzata Nachman

• West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Piastów Av. 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

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Anna Szymczyk

• West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Department of Chemical Engineering

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Zdeno Špitalský

• Slovak Academy of Sciences, Polymer Institute, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 41 Bratislava 45, Slovakia

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Jaroslav Mosnáček

• Slovak Academy of Sciences, Polymer Institute, Centre of Excellence FUN-MAT, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 41 Bratislava 45, Slovakia

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Zbigniew Rosłaniec

• West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Piastów Av. 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjct-2014-0068