Physical Properties of Polyacrylamide/Polyvinylalcohol Silica Nanocomposites

Dalia E. Abulyazied; Nahla A. Mansour; Azza M. Mazrouaa; Manal G. Mohamed

doi:10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.01.2

Authors

Dalia E. Abulyazied Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Petrochemical Department, Polymer Lab, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Nahla A. Mansour Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Petrochemical Department, Polymer Lab, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Azza M. Mazrouaa Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Petrochemical Department, Polymer Lab, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Manal G. Mohamed Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Petrochemical Department, Polymer Lab, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5995.2016.05.01.2

Keywords:

Polyacrylamide (PAAm), Polyvinylalcohol (PVA), Nanosilica SiO2, Blend, Thermal stability TGA and Electrical conductivity

Abstract

In this paper, samples of Polyacrylamide (PAAm) nanosilica nanocomposites were prepared having different concentration of nanosilica (0.125, 0.25, and 0.5). Polyacrylamide (PAAm) and poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) were blended with different ratio (3/1, 1/1, 1/3) using solution-cast technique. The prepared films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffractions (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). FTIR spectra showed the presence of hydrogen bonding between–CONH₂ groups in PAAm and –OH group in PVA and confirm the hydrophilic nature of the blends. X-ray diffractions shows the presence of a strong broad peak centered at 22º (2θ) confirms the amorphous nature of silica which is supposed to be the characteristic of SiO₂. The results obtained from different experimental techniques were supported by SEM image analysis. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites enhanced by increasing the silica content in the blend. The DC electrical conductivity was studied for all prepared samples. It was found that the conductivity increase by increasing silica content as well as, increased by increasing the wt% of PVA.

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