Investigation of the effect of nanocomposites based on carbon nanotubes on the structure of flock powder (polyester)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fatemeh Ghazanfari 1
Zarrin Eshaghi 2
1 Master of Decomposition Chemistry, Payame Noor University of Mashhad, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Payame Noor University of Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of carbon nanocomposites based on carbon nanotubes on the structure of flock powder (polyester). Modified flock was prepared in the presence and absence of CTAB. Investigations showed that the geometric shape of the flock and the length of the flock fibers were investigated by the flock device of this spec, and the particle size of the flock should be optimally between 0.4-0.7 mm. The results showed that after modification with nanocomposite materials, the flock structure was not damaged and their size is between 0.5, 0.4 and..... After modifying the flock fibers, the nanocomposite particles were evenly distributed on the flock fibers and did not cause any damage to the original structure of the sample. The structure and appearance of the flock did not change before and after modification with nanocomposites. The outer diameter of carbon nanotubes decreases due to functionalization, which can be due to the removal of amorphous (amorphous) carbon from carbon nanotubes due to oxidation.
Keywords
Nanocomposite
Carbon nanotube
flock powder structure
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  • Receive Date 13 January 2022
  • Revise Date 02 August 2022
  • Accept Date 26 October 2022