Synthesis and characterization of nanosized NiO and its surface catalytic effect on polyvinyl alcohol.

Nickel oxide NiO nano particle is synthesized by Ultrasound assisted one pot method and thus synthesized nano NiO is mixed with polyvinyl alcohol PVA to prepare the PVANiO nanocomposite. The influence of the composition on the structural modification on the composite is evaluated. The particle size and morphology of NiO nano material is confirmed by HRTEM. The structure and properties of the PVANiO nanocomposite material are characterized by FTIR, XRD, UV–Visible spectroscopy, DSC, TGA, and HRTEM. The synthesized PVA nanocomposite underwent hydrolytic oxidation reaction assisted by the effect of nanosized NiO. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]