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Magnetic Polypropylene Nanocomposites Reinforced with In-situ Fabricated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2011

Jiahua Zhu
Affiliation:
Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 77710 USAzhanhu.guo@lamar.edu
Suying Wei
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA
Zhanhu Guo
Affiliation:
Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 77710 USAzhanhu.guo@lamar.edu
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Abstract

Polypropylene(PP)/Fe2O3 nanocomposites are fabricated using an in-situ method to uniformly disperse the magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) in polymer matrix. Maleic anhydride functionalized PP (f-PP) with different molecular weight is used as surfactant to stabilize the in-situ produced nanoparticles. The thermal behavior of PP and its nanocomposites with the incorporation of small amount f-PP is studied with thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The results show that the onset degradation temperature is increased by ~117 oC with the addition of NPs. Both melt rheology and transmission electron microscopy are used to investigate the NPs dispersion. Strong saturated magnetization (Ms) is observed after introducing f-PP to the nanocomposites through protecting the as-formed NPs from oxidation.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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