Aramid Nanomaterials of Various Morphologies: Preparation and Mechanical Property Enhancement
Open Access
- 17 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Chemistry
- Vol. 7, 939
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00939
Abstract
Aramid nanofibers (ANFs) are a novel type of promising nanoscale building blocks for high-performance nanocomposites. Conventionally, ANFs are used to composite with polymers containing polar groups such as -OH and -NH2 since those polymers can interact with the amide groups in ANFs through polar-polar interaction such as hydrogen bonding. In this study, ANFs were derivatized with non-polar alkyl groups including ethyl, octyl and dodecyl groups and used as a performance-enhancing additive to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with weak polarity. Interestingly, it was observed that the morphologies of the resulting alkyl-derivatized aramid nanomaterials (R-ANMs) varied significantly including nanofibers, nanobranches, nanosheets, and nanospheres, all of which depended on the degree of substitution (DS) and the chain length of the alkyl group. As an additive, R-ANMs improved the Young's modulus, toughness and yield strength of the PVC films. This study proves the concept that ANFs can be used to composite weakly polar or non-polar polymers.Keywords
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