Surface modification of alumina nanoparticles with silane coupling agents

Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society

Luis A. S. A. Prado²  Montira Sriyai²  Marcos Ghislandi²  Ana Barros-timmons¹  Karl Schulte² 

[1] ,Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg Institut für Kunststoffe und Verbundwerkstoffe Hamburg,Germany

关键词: alumina;    surface functionalization;    structure-properties relationship;    thermal stability;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-50532010001200010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In the present paper we describe the surface modification of alumina nanoparticles using epoxy-containing alkoxysilanes (silane coupling agents, SCA). The materials were characterized using infrared spectroscopy and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance. Whereas, neat alumina nanoparticles could be expectedly modified with the afore mentioned SCA, as evidenced by 13C CPMAS NMR, the presence of arylsulphonates at the surface of alumina caused the ring-opening polymerization of the epoxide. This polymerization reaction facilitated the surface modification of alumina by the SCA. X-ray powder diffraction and 27Al MAS NMR clearly demonstrated that in spite of the SCA polymerization, there were neither structural changes nor phase transitions in the alumina after the surface modification. The surface modification decreased the thermal stability of alumina, in comparison to pristine alumina nanoparticles.

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