Open AccessSYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIAL BLENDED WITH VARYING Zn AND C NANOPARTICLES
Author(s) -
Obasi Ibe. B.,
Asiegbu Daniel. A.,
Nnanna Lebe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2020.v05i02.106
Subject(s) - characterization (materials science) , nanoparticle , materials science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering
This study experimentally investigated the addition of zinc (Zn) and graphite (C) nanomaterial into polymeric material by sol-gel technique. The objectives of this paper were to outline our investigations in the evolving process of dispersing nanoparticles into polyvinyl alcohol, propylene glycol and methyl cellulose (PVA/PG/MC) polymeric matrix, to study their versatile properties, and evaluating its performance for different applications. The morphology features and chemical composition of the solgel prepared PVA/PG/MC hybrid polymer loaded with Zn and C of varying mixture deposited on metal substrates samples were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image analysis and the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR). The treatment of the nanoparticles of varying quantities used as inorganic materials in PVA/PG/MC polymeric material, has resulted in the polymeric nanostructured materials presenting high performance and multipurpose characteristics beyond that of the parent material original properties. Improved versatile features attributed to the as-synthesized polymeric are materials resistance to moisture, and sterile properties. Furthermore, the study showed that the Zn and C nanoparticles of equal mass ratio were uniformly dispersed in the polymeric material as the particles retained their original size before blending into the polymeric material. This study shows the prospect of applying these nanoparticles as tones with antibacterial properties in several applications.