Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.118, No.1, 113-120, 2010
Preparation and Characterization of Polymer/Multiwall Carbon Nanotube/Nanoparticle Nanocomposites and Preparation of Their Metal Complexes
Carbon nanotube-polymer nanocomposites were synthesized and characterized successfully. In this work, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were opened using HNO3/H2SO4 mixture and filled by metal nanoparticles such as silver nanoparticles through wetchemistry method. The oxidized MWCNT were reacted subsequently with thionyl chloride, 1,6-diaminohexane, producing MWNT-amine functionalized. Then the MWCNT containing metal nanoparticles were used as a monomer with different weight percentages in melt polymerization with An and CNCl separately. Furthermore, the polyamide and polytriazine modified MWCNT were used for the preparation of metal ion complexes such as Fe+2 and La+3. The structures and properties of nanocomposites were evaluated by TEM, DSC, TGA, and FT-IR methods. The chelating behavior and sorption capacities of prepared nanocomposites were carried out by using some metal ions. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 118: 113-120, 2010