Synthesis and Characterization of the in Situ Bulk Polymerization of PMMA Containing Graphene Sheets Using Microwave Irradiation

Molecules

Mohammad A. Aldosari¹  Ali A. Othman² 

[1] King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST), National Nanotechnology Research Center (NNRC), P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia; E-Mail:;College of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; E-Mail:

关键词: graphene;    graphene oxide;    polymer;    methyl methacrylate;    microwave synthesis;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules18033152

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Polymethylmethacrylate–graphene (PMMA/RGO) nanocomposites were prepared via in situ bulk polymerization using two different preparation techniques. In the first approach, a mixture of graphite oxide (GO) and methylmethacrylate monomers (MMA) were polymerized using a bulk polymerization method with a free radical initiator. After the addition of the reducing agent hydrazine hydrate (HH), the product was reduced via microwave irradiation (MWI) to obtain R-(GO-PMMA) composites. In the second approach, a mixture of graphite sheets (RGO) and MMA monomers were polymerized using a bulk polymerization method with a free radical initiator to obtain RGO-(PMMA) composites. The composites were characterized by FTIR, ¹H-NMR and Raman spectroscopy and XRD, SEM, TEM, TGA and DSC. The results indicate that the composite obtained using the first approach, which involved MWI, had a better morphology and dispersion with enhanced thermal stability compared with the composites prepared without MWI.

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