Recently, cyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT) oligomers stimulated a great interest because of their waterlike viscosity and ability to be readily polymerized to form the engineering thermoplastic poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)1 ; their ultra-low viscosity makes them well suited for numerous processes, such as composite processing. CBT in-situ polymerization in the presence of graphene should then provide an ideal solution for the preparation of homogeneously dispersed PBT/graphene composites. The possibility to industrialize the production of graphene-filled engineering polymers paves the way to applications in electronic devices and communication instruments for commercial, military and scientific purposes.2 Many other applications in the automotive and aerospace sector, requiring sufficient conductivity to provide electrostatic discharge, have been considered so far as ideal uses for nanotubes reinforced composites and could be interested by PBT with graphene.
Preparation and characterization of poly (butylene terephthalate) / graphene composites by in-situ polymerization of cyclic butylene terephthalate
BITTOLO BON, SILVIA;
2012
Abstract
Recently, cyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT) oligomers stimulated a great interest because of their waterlike viscosity and ability to be readily polymerized to form the engineering thermoplastic poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)1 ; their ultra-low viscosity makes them well suited for numerous processes, such as composite processing. CBT in-situ polymerization in the presence of graphene should then provide an ideal solution for the preparation of homogeneously dispersed PBT/graphene composites. The possibility to industrialize the production of graphene-filled engineering polymers paves the way to applications in electronic devices and communication instruments for commercial, military and scientific purposes.2 Many other applications in the automotive and aerospace sector, requiring sufficient conductivity to provide electrostatic discharge, have been considered so far as ideal uses for nanotubes reinforced composites and could be interested by PBT with graphene.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
