Preparation of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) stabilised by highly branched hydrocarbon surfactants and dispersed in natural rubber latex nanocomposites
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Mohamed, Azmi
Anas, Argo Khoirul
Abu Bakar, Suriani
Aziz, Azira Abd.
Sagisaka, Masanobu
Brown, Paul
Eastoe, Julian
Kamari, Azlan
Hashim, Norhayati
Isa, Illyas Md
Date Issued
August 2014
Journal
Colloid and Polymer Science
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Mohamed, Azmi et al. “Preparation of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) Stabilised by Highly Branched Hydrocarbon Surfactants and Dispersed in Natural Rubber Latex Nanocomposites.” Colloid and Polymer Science 292.11 (2014): 3013–3023.
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Abstract
The performance of single-, double- and triple-chain anionic sulphosuccinate surfactants for dispersing multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNCTs) in natural rubber latex (NR-latex) was studied using a range of techniques, including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Raman spectroscopy. The conductivities of the nanocomposites were also investigated using four-point probe measurements. Here, MWCNTs were efficiently dispersed in NR-latex with the aid of hyperbranched tri-chain sulphosuccinate anionic surfactants, specifically sodium 1,4-bis(neopentyloxy)-3-(neopentyloxycarbonyl)-1,4-dioxobutane-2-sulphonate (TC14). This paper highlights that TC14 performs much better than that of the commercially available surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), demonstrating how careful consideration of surfactant architecture leads to improved dispersibility of MWCNTs in NR-latex. The results should be of significant interest for improving nanowiring applications suitable for aerospace-based technology.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
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