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Water‐based amorphous carbon nanotubes filled polymer nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Yang Xiaoming,
Li Liang,
Shang Songmin,
Tao Xiaoming
Publication year - 2011
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.34072
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , nanocomposite , polyvinyl alcohol , polymer , amorphous solid , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , polymer nanocomposite , vinyl alcohol , solubility , dispersion (optics) , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , optics , engineering
A novel method of making water‐based amorphous carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) for advanced polymer nanocomposites is presented. In this approach, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is introduced onto the amorphous carbon nanotubes to improve the solubility in water and the dispersion in polyvinyl alcohol [PVA] matrix. As a result, the addition of 0.6 wt % ACNTs in the polymer resulted in the significant improvement (167.5 and 175.8%) in the tensile strength and modulus of the polymer, respectively. The improved mechanical property could be ascribed to the load transfer to the nanotubes in the composites. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011.