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Synthesis and Characterization of Polyurethane-grafted Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes

WANG Xiao1, ZHANG Chen1, LIU Yan-Xin1, LI Cong-Ju2, DU Zhong-Jie1, LI Hang-Quan1   

    1. The Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Clothing Material R & D and Assessment, Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2006-06-22 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-02-10 Published:2007-02-10
  • Contact: DU Zhong-Jie

Abstract: Covalent graft-functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWNTs) with polyurethane was prepared successfully by two steps. First, hydroxyl groups and a small amount of carboxyl groups on the surface of acid-treated MWNT reacted with linear poly(acryloyl chloride) to generate graft on MWNT; secondly, the remaining acryloyl chloride groups were subjected to esterification with hydroxy-terminated polyurethane making chains graft on the surface of MWNTs. The characterizations of the grafted MWNT samples thus obtained by using Fourier transform infrared spectrometer(FTIR), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) indicate that polymer was covalently attached to the surface of MWNT. Thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) of the functionalized MWNTs shows that the weight ratio of polymer attached to the nanotubes surface was about 90%.

Key words: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Poly(acryloyl chloride), Graft, Polyurethane

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