Open AccessAnalogy and Comparative Study of Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) Biopolymer with Graphene Oxide and Zinc Oxide Nano Fillers
Author(s) -
Sanoop Padinhattayil,
K. Sheshappa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2021.23193
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , biopolymer , polymer , graphene , zinc , thermal stability , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , oxide , casting , polymer nanocomposite , chemistry , nano , thermal analysis , materials science , composite material , nanotechnology , thermal , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology , engineering
Present study describes the analogy and comparative study of polymer nanocomposites with the knownpolymer matrix hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) incorporated with graphene oxide (GO) andzinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles as nano fillers. The polymer nanocomposite films were carried outusing solution casting method and characterized by IR spectroscopy, XRD analysis, mechanicalproperties, thermal characterization and optical microscopy analysis. There were several changes inthe HPMC polymer by the addition of nanoparticles of GO and ZnO in structural, thermal, mechanicaland optical properties. The thermal stability of the composite films increased as compared with thepure HPMC whereas the mechanical study shows a variation of down values.