Highly soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） were prepared by radiation-induced free radical graft polymerization of vinyl acetate （VAc） onto pristine MWNT surfaces. High resolution transmission electron m...Highly soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） were prepared by radiation-induced free radical graft polymerization of vinyl acetate （VAc） onto pristine MWNT surfaces. High resolution transmission electron microscopy （HR-TEM）, Fourier transform infrared （FT1R） spectroscopy, and micro-Raman spectroscopy were used to confirm that poly（vinyl acetate） （PVAc） had been successfully grafted onto the surface of the MWNTs. The effects of experimental parameters on the degree of graft- ing （DG） of PVAc were also investigated, including adsorbed dose, dose rate, initial monomer concentration, and solvents. The grafted MWNTs （MWNTs-g-PVAc） exhibited good solubility in common organic solvents at high mass fraction. In addition, a superhydrophobic composite membrane could be readily fabricated by vacuum filtration of MWNTs-g-PVAc onto a support- ing membrane, as was confirmed by water contact angle testing and visualization by scanning electron microscopy.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11305248, 11305241, 11175234)
文摘Highly soluble multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） were prepared by radiation-induced free radical graft polymerization of vinyl acetate （VAc） onto pristine MWNT surfaces. High resolution transmission electron microscopy （HR-TEM）, Fourier transform infrared （FT1R） spectroscopy, and micro-Raman spectroscopy were used to confirm that poly（vinyl acetate） （PVAc） had been successfully grafted onto the surface of the MWNTs. The effects of experimental parameters on the degree of graft- ing （DG） of PVAc were also investigated, including adsorbed dose, dose rate, initial monomer concentration, and solvents. The grafted MWNTs （MWNTs-g-PVAc） exhibited good solubility in common organic solvents at high mass fraction. In addition, a superhydrophobic composite membrane could be readily fabricated by vacuum filtration of MWNTs-g-PVAc onto a support- ing membrane, as was confirmed by water contact angle testing and visualization by scanning electron microscopy.
