Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11147/6097
Title: Solution electrospinning of polypropylene-based fibers and their application in catalysis
Authors: Berber, Emine
Horzum, Nesrin
Hazer, Bakí
Demir, Mustafa Muammer
Keywords: Catalysis
Electrospinning
Gold nanoparticles
Grafting
Polymers
Publisher: Korean Fiber Society
Source: Berber, E., Horzum, N., Hazer, B., and Demir, M. M. (2016). Solution electrospinning of polypropylene-based fibers and their application in catalysis. Fibers and Polymers, 17(5), 760-768. doi:10.1007/s12221-016-6183-7
Abstract: Since the dissolution of polyolefins is a chronic problem, melt processing has been tacitly accepted as an obligation. In this work, polypropylene (PP) was modified on molecular level incorporating poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as graft segment (PP-g-PEG) in a range of 6 to 9 mol%. Gold nanoparticles were nucleated in the presence of the copolymer chains via redox reaction. The dissolution of the amphiphilic comb-type graft copolymers containing gold nanoparticles (80 nm in diameter) was achieved in toluene and successfully electrospun from its solution. The diameter of composite fibers was in the range from 0.3 to 2.5 μm. The design of the structurally organized copolymer fiber mats provided a support medium for the nanoparticles enhancing the active surface area for the catalytic applications. The resulting composite fibers exhibited rapid catalytic reduction of methylene blue (MB) dye in the presence of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) compared to corresponding composite cast film.
URI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-016-6183-7
http://hdl.handle.net/11147/6097
ISSN: 1229-9197
1229-9197
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