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Facile fabrication and performance comparison of aramid‐nanofiber membrane formed by water or ethanol
Author(s) -
Wu Yadong,
Wang Fang,
Huang Yudong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.25157
Subject(s) - materials science , aramid , fabrication , membrane , thermal stability , composite material , thermal decomposition , nanofiber , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , composite number , mechanical strength , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , fiber , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , biochemistry , engineering
Favorable mechanical strength, thermal stability and transparency are important to polymeric composite membranes. Addressed herein is a facile fabrication and performance comparison of aramid nanofiber (ANF) membrane formed by water or ethanol. FTIR and XRD showed that no structural damage occurred in ANFs despite reduction in diameter. Both the two kinds of membrane demonstrated extraordinary thermal stability with a decomposition at above 500°C. High mechanical strength and different hydrophilic characteristics pave a way for expanding composites membranes with considerable attractive functionality. POLYM. COMPOS., 40:2534–2538, 2019. © 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers