Green aqueous surface modification of polypropylene for novel polymer nanocomposites

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dc.contributor.authorThakur, Vijay Kumar
dc.contributor.authorVennerberg, Danny
dc.contributor.authorKessler, Michael R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-10T16:27:01Z
dc.date.available2019-12-10T16:27:01Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-19
dc.description.abstractPolypropylene is one of the most widely used commercial commodity polymers; among many other applications, it is used for electronic and structural applications. Despite its commercial importance, the hydrophobic nature of polypropylene limits its successful application in some fields, in particular for the preparation of polymer nanocomposites. Here, a facile, plasma-assisted, biomimetic, environmentally friendly method was developed to enhance the interfacial interactions in polymer nanocomposites by modifying the surface of polypropylene. Plasma treated polypropylene was surface-modified with polydopamine (PDA) in an aqueous medium without employing other chemicals. The surface modification strategy used here was based on the easy self-polymerization and strong adhesion characteristics of dopamine (DA) under ambient laboratory conditions. The changes in surface characteristics of polypropylene were investigated using FTIR, TGA, and Raman spectroscopy. Subsequently, the surface modified polypropylene was used as the matrix to prepare SiO2-reinforced polymer nanocomposites. These nanocomposites demonstrated superior properties compared to nanocomposites prepared using pristine polypropylene. This simple, environmentally friendly, green method of modifying polypropylene indicated that polydopamine-functionalized polypropylene is a promising material for various high-performance applications.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationThakur VK, Vennerberg D & Kessler M. Green aqueous surface modification of polypropylene for novel polymer nanocomposites. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Volume 6, Issue 12, pp. 9349-9356en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1944-8244
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1021/am501726d
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14818
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectpolypropyleneen_UK
dc.subjectgreen aqueous modificationen_UK
dc.subjectdopamineen_UK
dc.subjectnanocompositesen_UK
dc.titleGreen aqueous surface modification of polypropylene for novel polymer nanocompositesen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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