TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of calcination temperature on the morphology of carbon nanosphere synthesized from polymethylmethacrylate
AU - Al-Ahmadi, Abdullah F.
AU - Al-Daous, Mohammed A.
AU - Saleh, Tawfik A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In this work, hollow carbon nanospheres (HCNs) were synthesized by carbonizing core/shell particles of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/ resorcinol formaldehyde. The core/shell particles were prepared using emulsion polymerization; polymethylmethacrylate as a template and resorcinol-formaldehyde polymer as the carbon source. Spheres were first synthesized by batch mode polymerization and then the shell was polymerized on the surface of the spheres. The composite was stabilized, and then carbonized. The effect of calcination temperature was investigated in the range between 200-500°C. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energydispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX), Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) were used for characterization of the resulting carbon.
AB - In this work, hollow carbon nanospheres (HCNs) were synthesized by carbonizing core/shell particles of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)/ resorcinol formaldehyde. The core/shell particles were prepared using emulsion polymerization; polymethylmethacrylate as a template and resorcinol-formaldehyde polymer as the carbon source. Spheres were first synthesized by batch mode polymerization and then the shell was polymerized on the surface of the spheres. The composite was stabilized, and then carbonized. The effect of calcination temperature was investigated in the range between 200-500°C. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energydispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX), Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) were used for characterization of the resulting carbon.
KW - Carbon nanosphere
KW - Morphology
KW - Polymethylmethacrylate
KW - Temperature
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904101230&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.974.55
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.974.55
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84904101230
SN - 9783038351498
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 55
EP - 59
BT - Material and Manufacturing Technology V
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
ER -