Easy one-pot method to control the morphology of polyethylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites using metallocene catalysts

Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan; Muataz Ali Atieh; Sadhan Kumar De; Masihullah Jabarulla Khan; Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi

doi:10.1007/s10965-011-9744-x

Easy one-pot method to control the morphology of polyethylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites using metallocene catalysts

Bijal Kottukkal Bahuleyan
, Muataz Ali Atieh
, Sadhan Kumar De
, Masihullah Jabarulla Khan
, Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An easy one pot method is demonstrated for the controlled periodical surface coating of polyethylene over multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) by insitu polymerization of ethylene using highly active metallocene catalysts (Cp₂ZrCl₂ and Cp₂TiCl₂) in combination withmethylalumoxane. The crystallinity of the nanocomposite was increased and its morphology could be tuned from "sausage" like to "shish-kebab" in the presence of CNTdepending on the experimental condition and choice of metal atom.

Original language	English
Article number	9744
Journal	Journal of Polymer Research
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-011-9744-x
State	Published - Feb 2012

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgement Authors are thankful to King Abdullah Institute for NANO Technology, King Saud University, Riyadh for TEM analysis, and to King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST, DRP-3-13) for project fund.

Keywords

Carbon nanotube
Metallocene catalysts
Nanocomposites
Polymerization
Polyolefins

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Polymers and Plastics
Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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