期刊
EXPRESS POLYMER LETTERS
卷 5, 期 7, 页码 604-619出版社
BUDAPEST UNIV TECHNOL & ECON
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.59
关键词
nanocomposites; ZnO nanoparticles; PMMA; UV absorption; processing technologies
资金
- Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Slovenian Research Agency
- EU Research Agency [P2-0145, P2-030]
- Novapol ERA-NET MNT
Organophilic nano ZnO particles have been synthesized in various diols (ethylene glycol - EG, 1,2 propane diol -PD, 1,4 butane diol - BD and tetra(ethylene glycol) - TEG) in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid, p-TsOH, as an end capping agent. The addition of p-TsOH reduces the ZnO particle size and increases its crystallite size. With increasing diol main chain length the ZnO particle size increases (EG (32 nm) < PD (33 nm) < BD (72 nm) < TEG (86 nm)). Using the as-synthesized and unmodified ZnO nanocomposites with poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, matrix have been prepared by the in-situ bulk polymerization of methyl methacrylate, MMA. The addition of surface modifiers is avoided which is an advantage for the application since they can influence other properties of the material. ZnO particles, especially those with smaller particle sizes (EG - 32 nm, PD - 33 nm) showed enhanced effect on the thermal stability of PMMA, ultraviolet, UV, absorption and transparency for visible light. Transparent materials with high UV absorption and with enhanced resistance to sunlight were obtained by optimizing the nanocomposite preparation procedure using ZnO particles of about 30 nm size in concentrations between 0.05 and 0.1 wt%. The reported nanocomposite preparation procedure is compatible with the industrial process of PMMA sheet production.
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