A novel synthetic route to metal-polymer nanocomposites by in situ suspension and bulk polymerizations

Yang, Jixin, Haswell, Tom, Wang, Wenxin and Howdle, Steven M (2008) A novel synthetic route to metal-polymer nanocomposites by in situ suspension and bulk polymerizations.

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Abstract

A novel strategy to synthesize hybrid metal–polymer nanocomposites has been achieved based on in situ free radical suspension and bulk polymerization techniques. An organometallic precursor complex is dissolved in a liquid monomer phase prior to polymerization, where upon the precursor molecules are immobilized inside the polymer matrix during its formation. In a separate step, metal nanoparticles are then formed by H₂-assisted reduction of the precursor in the polymer product in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂). The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by GPC, TGA, SEM and TEM. It is shown that the metal nanoparticles are uniformly distributed inside the polymer matrix and the inclusion of the metal precursor has no significant influence on the polymerization process. The current work represents a simple and universal way to prepare a variety of metal–polymer nanocomposite functional materials.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. Only metadata is available on this website. This article was originally published in the European Polymer journal in 2008 by Elsevier. The full article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.01.044
Keywords:	Metal, Polymers, Nanocomposites, In situ, Suspension polymerization, Bulk polymerization
Divisions:	?? GlyndwrUniversity ??
Depositing User:	ULCC Admin
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2011 09:14
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2017 20:06
URI:	https://wrexham.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/325

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