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Physico‐mechanical properties of nano‐polystyrene‐decorated graphene oxide–epoxy composites
Author(s) -
Khobragade Prashant S,
Hansora Dharmesh P,
Naik Jitendra B,
Njuguna James,
Mishra Satyendra
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5392
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , thermogravimetric analysis , epoxy , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , composite material , polystyrene , scanning electron microscope , oxide , polymer , nanocomposite , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering , metallurgy
Nano‐polystyrene ( nPS )‐decorated graphene oxide ( GO ) hybrid nanostructures were successfully synthesized using stepwise microemulsion polymerization, and characterized using Fourier transform infrared ( FTIR ) spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction ( XRD ), field‐emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. XRD and FTIR spectra revealed the existence of a strong interaction between nPS and GO , which implied that the polymer chains were successfully grafted onto the surface of the GO . The nPS ‐decorated GO hybrid nanostructures were compounded with epoxy using a hand lay‐up technique, and the effect of the nPS ‐decorated GO on the mechanical, thermal and surface morphological properties of the epoxy matrix was investigated using a universal tensile machine, Izod impact tester, thermogravimetric analysis and contact angle measurements with a goniometer. It was observed that in the epoxy matrix, GO improved the compatibility. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry