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Vinyl Ester (BisGMA)/SEBS/f-MWCNTs Based Nanocomposites: Preparation and Applications

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The present research focuses mainly on the preparation of Vinyl ester/SEBS blend based nanocomposites incorporated with amine functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-NH2) as the compatibilizer. The vinyl ester used in this work is Bisphenol-A glycidyldimethacrylate (BisGMA) which has been blended with a block copolymer i.e. Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene (SEBS). Owing to the difference in their solubility parameters, the two polymeric components i.e. BisGMA and SEBS form an immiscible blend system. Since the solubility parameter value of MWCNTs-NH2 is intermediate between that of the immiscible components, it has been used to overcome the immiscibility factor, thereby inducing compatibility in the above blend network. Here, two types of nanocomposites have been fabricated for a comparative study: BisGMA/ungrafted SEBS/f-MWCNTs and BisGMA/maleic anhydride grafted SEBS (MAH-g-SEBS)/f-MWCNTs. The preparation techniques for the above nanocomposites have been described, the materials that have been incorporated and the fabricated nanocomposites have been characterized thoroughly using various characterization techniques and the reaction mechanism of compatibilization has been studied. Moreover, the wide range of applications that the nanocomposites can be suitable of have also been mentioned in details.

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Acknowledgments

The authors of this paper are thankful to KIIT University for their support and help. The assistance provided by IIT, Kharagpur during the characterization of some of the experimental work is greatly acknowledged.

Further scope of the work

The above blend based nanocomposites can be manipulated in a number of ways to prepare various other nanocomposites by using different types of nanofillers that are available commercially and their properties can be studied. Other functional groups that can be grafted on SEBS can also be thought of and changes can be brought about in the compatibilization mechanism.

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Praharaj, A.P., Behera, D. (2017). Vinyl Ester (BisGMA)/SEBS/f-MWCNTs Based Nanocomposites: Preparation and Applications. In: Visakh P. M. (eds) Rubber Based Bionanocomposites. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 56. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48806-6_9

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