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Effect of carboxylic acid group of functionalized carbon nanotubes on properties of electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers

  • Ok Kyung Par
  • , Ju Hyung Kim
  • , Sungho Lee
  • , Joong Hee Lee
  • , Yongsik Chung
  • , Junkyung Kim
  • , Bon Cheol Ku*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

To study the effects of the acid group of functionalized MWNT (multiwalled carbon nanotube) on the thermal and mechanical properties of polyacrylonitrile(PAN) nanofibers, acid (H2SO4 ZHNO 3) treated MWNT (O-MWNT) were further functionalized by diazonium salt reaction with 5-aminoisophthalic acid (IPA). Compared to O-MWNT, IPA-MWNT with isophthalic acid group showed a better dispersion stability in polar solvents and IPA-MWNTZPAN composite film displayed lower heat of reaction (AH) than that of homo PAN when stabilized under air atmosphere. The continuous electrospun fibers were prepared using a conductive water bath. PAN fibers containing 1 wt% of IPA-MWNT showed an increase of tensile strength by 100% and tensile modulus by 240% compared to the PAN fibers without IPA-MWNT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)472-477
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer (Korea)
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011.09

Keywords

  • Carbon fibers
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Electrospinning
  • Mechanical properties
  • Polyacrylonitrile

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Chemical

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