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ABS nanocomposite films based on functionalized‐graphene sheets
Author(s) -
Heo Cheol,
Moon HyunGon,
Yoon Choon Sup,
Chang JinHae
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.35404
Subject(s) - graphene , nanocomposite , materials science , graphite , graphite oxide , dispersion (optics) , oxide , acrylonitrile , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer , copolymer , nanotechnology , physics , engineering , optics , metallurgy
Abstract Acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene (ABS)/functionalized‐graphene nanocomposites were synthesized using the solution‐blending method in chloroform. A dispersion of graphite oxide was added to a solution of the ammonium salt of octadecylamine (C18) to form octadecylamine‐graphene (C18‐graphene), which was then used as a functionalized graphene in the preparation of ABS nanocomposite films. ABS nanocomposite films with different C18‐graphene contents (0–3 wt %) were compared in terms of their thermomechanical properties and morphology. Despite the relatively low C18‐graphene loadings studied, the nanocomposite films exhibited greatly improved thermomechanical properties compared with pure ABS. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011