1. Surface Chemical Modification and Characterization of Nano Fe2O3
- Author
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Shi Feng Huang, He Yi Ge, Xiu Zhi Zhang, Yan Liu, and Xin Cheng
- Subjects
Contact angle ,Thermogravimetric analysis ,Materials science ,Chemical engineering ,Dispersity ,Nano ,Chemical modification ,Nanoparticle ,General Medicine ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,Hydrophile - Abstract
The surface of nanoFe2O3 was modified with silane coupling agent 3-(methacryloyloxy) propyltrimethoxysilane (KH-570) under acidic conditions in order to improve the dispersity of particles in organic polymer and to enhance the interfacial bonding with the matrix. Contact angle measurement, thermogravimetric analysis (TG), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were adopted to characterize and analyze the unmodified and modified nanoFe2O3. Through TG curves, it was calculated that when the KH-570 content was 25%, the grafting rate of Fe2O3 reached a maximum value at 7.28%. The FT-IR and XRD results indicated that KH-570 successfully modified the nanoFe2O3 with its organic functional groups chemically bonded on the surface of nanoFe2O3 which contributed to prevent particles from conglomerating. The surface treatment of nanoFe2O3 had no significant effect on the nanoparticles crystalline form. Contact angle measurement investigated that the hydrophile of modified nanoFe2O3 was decreased.
- Published
- 2013