Layer-structured poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide nanocomposites with improved thermal and mechanical properties

2010 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 1355-1360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoming Yang ◽  
Songmin Shang ◽  
Liang Li
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-129
Author(s):  
Sami Makharza ◽  
Maryam Faroun ◽  
Mohammad Bawwab ◽  
Ibrahim Afaneh

We reported the fabrication of poly (vinyl alcohol) incorporated with two different sizes of graphene oxide particles. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed two sizes of graphene oxide, the first size is as prepared GO_300 nm and the second size is 100nm after hard sonication. The alteration in thermal and mechanical properties of PVA/ GO (5, 10, 15, 20%) nanocomposite compering with PVA are mainly due to the uniform dispersion of GO particles in the polymer matrix and huge interfacial interaction between PVA and GO sheets. Differential scanning calorimetry shows obvious changes in thermal characteristics of PVA after mixing with GO particles. The composite samples exhibit a significant finding at different concentrations and size distribution of GO.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (43) ◽  
pp. 29201-29209 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Sharma ◽  
J. Prakash ◽  
P. K. Pujari

The effects of the molecular dispersion of graphene oxide on (A) the crystallinity of PVA–GO nanocomposite films and (B) nanohole size distribution in the amorphous region of PVA–GO nanocomposite films.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhong Jin ◽  
Yuanyuan Jing ◽  
Wenxin Hu ◽  
Jiaxian Lin ◽  
Yu Cheng ◽  
...  

Abstract Lignin has been used as a sustainable and eco-friendly filler in composite fibers. However, lignin aggregation occurred at high lignin content, which significantly hindered the further enhancement of fiber performance. The incorporation of graphene oxide (GO) enhanced the mechanical properties of the lignin/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) fibers and affected their structure. With the GO content increasing from 0 to 0.2%, the tensile strength of 5% lignin/PVA fibers increased from 491 MPa to 631 MPa, and Young's modulus increased from 5.91 GPa to 6.61 GPa. GO reinforced 30% lignin/PVA fibers also showed the same trend. The tensile strength increased from 455 MPa to 553 MPa, and Young's modulus increased from 5.39 GPa to 7 GPa. The best mechanical performance was observed in PVA fibers containing 5% lignin and 0.2% GO, which had an average tensile strength of 631 MPa and a Young’s modulus of 6.61 GPa. The toughness values of these fibers are between 9.9-15.6 J/g, and the fibrillar and ductile fracture microstructure were observed. Structure analysis of fibers showed that GO reinforced 5% lignin/PVA fibers had higher crystallinity, and evidence of hydrogen bonding among GO, lignin, and PVA in the gel fibers was revealed. Further, water resistance and swelling behavior of composite PVA fibers were studied to further evidence the structure change of composite fibers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 297 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana V. Panova ◽  
Anna A. Efimova ◽  
Aleksandr V. Efimov ◽  
Anna K. Berkovich

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