Preparation of Poly (styrene-methyl acrylate) Reinforced on Ag-rGO Nanocomposite Under Photocatalytic Conditions and Its Use as a Hybrid Filler for Reinforcement of Epoxy Resin

An efficient method is developed to prepare copolymer of Poly(styrene-co-methylacrylate) using silver nanoparticle decorated reduced graphene oxide (Ag-rGO) under photocatalytic conditions using blue LED as light source. We have successfully utilised the prepared poly(styrene-co-methylacrylate) copo...

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Published in:Topics in catalysis 2024-05, Vol.67 (9-12), p.636-649
Main Authors: Rajan, Ramya, Jayadev, D., Anjali, K. P., Kumar, Saran S., Asok, Aparna, Jayan, Jitha S., Francis, Bejoy, Saritha, Appukuttan, Joseph, Kuruvilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bisphenol A
Catalysis
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Copolymers
Emission analysis
Epoxy resins
Field emission microscopy
Fillers
Fracture toughness
Graphene
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Light sources
Mechanical properties
Nanocomposites
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Original Paper
Particle size distribution
Pharmacy
Physical Chemistry
Polystyrene resins
Silver
Styrenes
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Summary:An efficient method is developed to prepare copolymer of Poly(styrene-co-methylacrylate) using silver nanoparticle decorated reduced graphene oxide (Ag-rGO) under photocatalytic conditions using blue LED as light source. We have successfully utilised the prepared poly(styrene-co-methylacrylate) copolymer-based Ag-rGO nanocomposite (Ag-rGO/(P(S-co-MA) as a filler for reinforcing epoxy composite. Better dispersibility of the hybrid nanocomposite in diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) over Ag-rGO helped in enhancing the mechanical properties of epoxy. The synthesis of P(S-co-MA)-Ag-rGO was confirmed using various characterization techniques like 1 H NMR, 13 C-NMR, FTIR etc. The particle size distribution and surface morphology were investigated using Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The mechanical properties of P(S-co-MA)-Ag-rGO based epoxy composites showed a significant 104% of improvement in fracture toughness when compared to neat epoxy. Antibacterial performance and thermal characteristic of the fabricated epoxy composites also were investigated.
ISSN:1022-5528
1572-9028
DOI:10.1007/s11244-023-01872-x