Effect of Carbon Nanotube Functionalization on the Structure and Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/MWCNTs Biocomposites

Mongyoung Huh; Min Hae Jung; Young Soo Park; Byung-Joo Kim; Min Suk Kang; Peter J. Holden; Seok Il Yun

Macromolecular Research, Vol.22, No.7, 765-772, July, 2014

DOI10.1007/s13233-014-2141-7 Export Citation

Effect of Carbon Nanotube Functionalization on the Structure and Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)/MWCNTs Biocomposites

Mongyoung Huh, Min Hae Jung, Young Soo Park, Byung-Joo Kim, Min Suk Kang¹, Peter J. Holden², and Seok Il Yun^{3, †}

Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology, Jeonbuk, 561-844, Korea
¹School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Korea
²Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee, N.S.W., 2232, Australia
³Department of Industrial Chemistry, Sangmyung University, Seoul, 110-743, Korea

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Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) covalently functionalized with an alkyl chain exhibited a better dispersion in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) solutions and cast films as compared with acid-treated MWCNTs (MWCNT-COOH) due to the much improved solubility in chloroform. The alkylated MWCNTs more effectively strengthened PHB composites than non-alkylated MWCNTs due to their uniform dispersion as well as stronger interaction of alkylated MWCNTs with the PHB matrix. Both acid-treated and alkylated MWCNTs added to PHB matrix facilitated crystallization kinetics. However the crystallization kinetics were found to be slower for the alkylated MWCNTs/PHB composites than acid-treated MWCNTs composites. The results may be ascribed to the inhibitory effect on PHB crystallization caused by the steric hindrance of the long alkyl chains attached to MWCNTs.

Keywords:poly(3-hydroxybutyrate);multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs);biocomposite;covalent functionalization;alkyl chain;crystallization kinetics;storage modulus.

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