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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 139, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109983
Keywords
Graphene oxide; Reduced graphene oxide; RAFT polymerization; Hydrophilic; Composites
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- Ratchadapisek Somphot Fund for Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chulalongkorn University
- Green Materials for Industrial Application Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University
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Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-graphene emulsion was prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization using a hydrophilic macro-RAFT agent. In addition, the graphene was prepared using waste graphite from a metal smelting industry to reduce the cost of polymer composites and be more eco-friendly. The graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized via the Hummers method and the modified Hummers method (without using sodium nitrate) and then modified to reduced (r)GO using L-ascorbic acid as the reducing agent. Transmission electron microscopy and zeta potential analyses revealed the PMMA attached to the graphene surface with a good stability. Moreover, the PMMA-graphene composites as the fillers in natural rubber latex could improve the mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of the composite films.
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