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Title: | SYNTHESIS AND STUDY OF ATR SPECTRA OF POLYANILINE/GRA NANOCOMPOSITES |
Authors: | Nunoo, O.A. Abavare, E.K.K. Nkum, R.K. Singh, K. |
Keywords: | ATR Spectra Polyaniline/GRA Nanocomposites |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology |
Abstract: | Nanocomposites are a particular class of materials resulting from combinations of
two or more compounds by an appropriate method, which results in materials having
unique physicochemical properties and large potential for application in diverse
areas. Some of the distinctive properties of polymeric nanocomposites can be derived
from the successful combination of the uniqueness of the parent constituents into a
particular polymer. These composites vary from the pure polymers in respect to some
of the physical and chemical properties and hence are useful for many different
applications. We synthesized Polyaniline (PANI) in Emeraldine form by chemical
oxidation method using Ferric Chloride (FeCl3) as a catalyst and Hydrogen peroxide
(H2O2), as an oxidant. Simultaneous synthesis of polyaniline (PANI)/ GRA
nanocomposites was also done by the same chemical oxidation method. The
characteristic absorption peaks of Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) spectra for
GRA, PANI and PANI/GRA provide information about the changes in the chemical
structure of PANI. ATR spectra also give indication that the incorporation of GRA in
the matrix of PANI seems to be effective for the improvement of the physicochemical
properties of the Polyaniline. |
Description: | This article is published in International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology and also available at 0976-6499 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13567 |
ISSN: | 0976-6499 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Science
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