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Publication Detail
Porous Graphene Composite Polymer Fibres.
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Publication Type:Journal article
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Publication Sub Type:Article
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Authors:Ahmed J, Tabish TA, Zhang S, Edirisinghe M
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Publication date:27/12/2020
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Journal:Polymers (Basel)
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Volume:13
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Issue:1
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Status:Published
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Country:Switzerland
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PII:polym13010076
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Language:eng
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Keywords:fibres, polycaprolactone, polymer, porous graphene
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Abstract
Since the isolation of graphene, there have been boundless pursuits to exploit the many superior properties that this material possesses; nearing the two-decade mark, progress has been made, but more is yet to be done for it to be truly exploited at a commercial scale. Porous graphene (PG) has recently been explored as a promising membrane material for polymer composite fibres. However, controlling the incorporation of high surface area PG into polymer fibres remain largely unexplored. Additionally, most polymer-graphene composites suffer from low production rates and yields. In this paper, graphene-loaded microfibres, which can be produced at a very high rate and yield have been formed with a carrier polymer, polycaprolactone. For the first time, PG has been incorporated into polymer matrices produced by a high-output manufacturing process and analysed via multiple techniques; scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Raman spectra showed that single layer graphene structures were achieved, evidence for which was also backed up by the other techniques. Fibres with an average diameter ranging from 3-8 μm were produced with 3-5 wt% PG. Here, we show how PG can be easily processed into polymeric fibres, allowing for widespread use in electrical and ultrafiltration systems.
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