Abstract
In this study, the effect of multi-step purification or functionalization on physicochemical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/epoxy (EP) nanocomposites was investigated. The nanocomposites containing multi-step purified MWNTs showed a stronger influence on Tg and increased in mechanical properties in comparison to nanocomposites containing the same amount of only purified MWNTs. Consequently, the multi-step purification of MWNTs led to an improvement of thermomechanical properties of nanocomposites, resulting from improving the intermolecular interaction of MWNTs in epoxy matrix resins.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 124-128 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Multi-step purification
- Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
- Nanocomposites
- Physicochemical properties