Journal
AICHE JOURNAL
Volume 58, Issue 1, Pages 285-291Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12562
Keywords
multiwalled carbon nanotubes; chitosan; interaction
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- National Science Foundation of China [21076018]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB714302, 2011CB200905]
- 863 program [2009AA033001]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University
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A water soluble chitosan derivative (p-chitosan) was synthesized and used to functionalize multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) through the noncovalent interaction. The interaction of p-chitosan with MWCNTs was investigated by analyzing the spectra of ultraviolet-visible, Fourier transform infrared, Raman, and X-ray photoelectron. Circular dichroism spectroscopy was used to study the interaction as well. The results of the circular dichroism spectra indicate that, the interaction of p-chitosan with MWCNT makes p-chitosan less regularly structured. It was found that the interaction of p-chitosan with MWCNTs at a lower temperature is stronger than that at a higher temperature; pH conditions affect the interaction between p-chitosan and MWCNTs. (C) 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 58: 285-291, 2012
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