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Synthesis and characterization of nano‐sized NiO and its surface catalytic effect on poly(vinyl alcohol)
Author(s) -
Gandhi S.,
Nagalakshmi N.,
Baskaran I.,
Dhanalakshmi V.,
Nair M. R. Gopinathan,
Anbarasan R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.32570
Subject(s) - vinyl alcohol , non blocking i/o , nanocomposite , materials science , high resolution transmission electron microscopy , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemical engineering , nickel oxide , particle size , catalysis , nano , nanoparticle , oxide , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer , organic chemistry , transmission electron microscopy , metallurgy , engineering
Nickel oxide (NiO) nano particle is synthesized by Ultrasound assisted one pot method and thus synthesized nano NiO is mixed with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to prepare the PVA/NiO nanocomposite. The influence of the composition on the structural modification on the composite is evaluated. The particle size and morphology of NiO nano material is confirmed by HRTEM. The structure and properties of the PVA/NiO nanocomposite material are characterized by FTIR, XRD, UV–Visible spectroscopy, DSC, TGA, and HRTEM. The synthesized PVA nanocomposite underwent hydrolytic oxidation reaction assisted by the effect of nano‐sized NiO. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010