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Synthesis and Thermal Characterization of Titanium‐Dioxide Filled Polycarbonate/Polystyrene Blend Nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Agarwal Shalini,
Saraswat Y. K.,
Saraswat Vibhav K.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201400190
Subject(s) - materials science , differential scanning calorimetry , nanocomposite , polycarbonate , polystyrene , titanium dioxide , thermal stability , glass transition , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , composite material , casting , chemical engineering , polymer , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Summary The presented work deals with the synthesis and thermal characterization of TiO 2 filled Polycarbonate/Polystyrene (PC/PS) blend nanocomposites. Nanoparticles of Titanium‐dioxide have been synthesized by simple chemical method. Average grain size of as prepared nanoparticles have been determined by both TEM and XRD. Titanium‐dioxide Filled Polycarbonate/Polystyrene blend nanocomposites have been prepared by solution casting method. The XRD pattern and FTIR spectrum confirm the formation of blend nanocomposites. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) has been used to study thermal properties. The DSC thermograms indicate that the glass transition temperature and hence thermal stability of nanocomposites enhances with addition of filler content.