Synthesis and characterization of conducting composites of polyaniline and carbon black with high thermal stability

Autor: Fabio R. Simões, Luís O. S. Bulhões, Ernesto C. Pereira
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Polímeros, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 54-57 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0104-1428
1678-5169
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-14282009000100013
Popis: In this work, a detailed chemical route to prepare thermally stable polyaniline (PANI)/carbon black (CB) composites is described. The syntheses were performed by chemical polymerization of aniline over CB particles, using different PANI/CB mass ratios. The thermal and electrical properties were characterized. Composites with mass ratio up to 65:35 (PANI:CB) showed excellent thermal stability maintaining their conducting properties when thermally treated at 230 °C for two hours, which is adequate to process these materials. Moreover, the results showed an important reduction in the surface area of the composites which have a good relationship with the improvement of the rheological properties in melt processing.
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