In situ polymerization of polybenzoxazole in the presence of carbon nanotubes in polyphosphoric acid

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Soo-Mi Eo, smeo@chungbuk.ac.kr1, Se-Jin Oh, sejin@chungbuk.ac.kr1, Loon-Seng Tan, Loon-Seng.Tan@afrl.af.mil2, and Jong-Beom Baek, jbbaek@chungbuk.ac.kr1. (1) School of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 361-763, South Korea, (2) Polymer Branch, AFRL/MLBP, U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory, 2941 P. Street, Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7750
Carbon nanotube (CNT)/polybenzoxazole (PBO) nanocomposites were prepared via in-situ polymerization of AB monomer containing hydrochloric acid in the presence CNTs in a mild acid polyphosphoric acid. The approach turned out to be a good method to afford homogeneous dispersion of CNT in PBO matrix was visually confirmed by SEM observation.
 

General Papers: Polymers in Nanotechnology
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Division of Polymer Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007