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REDUCTION OF GRAPHENE OXIDE USING MICROWAVE AND ITS EFFECT ON POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES PROPERTIES

Ammar, Ali M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1533123263694685

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Polymer Engineering.
Graphene and graphene oxide GO as Nano-fillers have been used in numerous applications. Reduced graphene oxide, for example, is one of the most attractive additives that have been targeted to use in polymer nanocomposites due to its strong mechanical properties, electric conductivity, and gas barrier properties. However, there are many of obstacles make it difficult to be produced in large quantity at low cost and safe processes. There are many methods to reduce graphene oxide rGO and one of the interesting one that used in this research project is solution reduction of graphene oxide using Microwave. In this project, we have investigated the time effect on reduction of graphene oxide in Microwave and its polymer application properties. We have three sub projects that have been studied for the comparison of adding graphene oxide to different time reduced graphene oxide at the same weight contents and conditions. The first project, the effect of GO and rGO on polymer thin films blend phase separation. We observed that the domain size of the polymer blend phase separation changed with adding graphene oxide comparing to reduced graphene oxide due to the interaction with polymer chain. The second project, we have investigated the addition of GO and rGO on polymer gas barrier properties. Two gases have been tested: Oxygen (O2) and Carbon dioxide (CO2) at two different pressures. The remarkable result of this project is that the addition of rGOs worked as a barrier for these gases comparing to GO and Pure films. The last- project, we have studied the effect of adding GO and rGO on polymer fibers for its oil sorption capacity application and the structure morphology of these fibers.
Karim Alamgir, Dr. (Advisor)
Kevin Cavicchi, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Joy Abraham, Dr. (Committee Member)
George Chase, Dr. (Committee Member)
Nicole Zacharia, Dr. (Committee Member)
176 p.
Polymers
Graphene oxide reduced graphene oxide polymer nanocomposites properties

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  • Ammar, A. M. (2018). REDUCTION OF GRAPHENE OXIDE USING MICROWAVE AND ITS EFFECT ON POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES PROPERTIES [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1533123263694685

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ammar, Ali. REDUCTION OF GRAPHENE OXIDE USING MICROWAVE AND ITS EFFECT ON POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES PROPERTIES. 2018. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1533123263694685.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ammar, Ali. "REDUCTION OF GRAPHENE OXIDE USING MICROWAVE AND ITS EFFECT ON POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES PROPERTIES." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1533123263694685

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