Poly (vinyl alcohol) / silica nanocomposites: morphology and thermal degradation kinetics
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01/01/2006
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The morphology of self-assembled poly(vinyl alcohol)/silica (PVA/SiO<sub>2</sub>) nanocomposites is investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It is found that the SiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles are homogenously distributed throughout the PVA matrix in a form of spherical nano-cluster. The average size of the SiO<sub>2</sub> clusters is below 50 nm at the low contents (SiO<sub>2</sub> ≤ 5 wt%), while particle aggregations are clearly observed and their average size markedly increases to 110 nm when 10 wt% SiO<sub>2</sub> is loaded. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that the nanocomposite significantly outperforms the pure PVA in the thermal resistance. By using a multi-heating-rate method, the thermal degradation kinetics of the nanocomposite with a SiO<sub>2</sub> content of 5 wt% is compared to the PVA host. The reaction activation energy (<i>E</i>) of the nanocomposite, similar to the pure PVA, is divided into two main stages corresponding to two degradation steps. However, at a given degradation temperature, the nanocomposite presents much lower reaction velocity constants (<i>k</i>), while its<i> E</i> is 20 kJ/mol higher than that of the PVA host. <br /> |
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eng |
Publicador |
American Scientific |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2006.666 |
Palavras-Chave | #poly(vinyl alcohol) #kinetics #thermal degradation #nanocomposite #silica #morphology |
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Journal Article |