THE EFFECT OF SEPIOLITE CLAY ON THE PROPERTIES OF POLYACRYLONITRILE COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS

Gultekin N. D., Uçar N.

6th NANOCON International Conference, Brno, Czech Republic, 5 - 07 November 2014, pp.363-367 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Brno
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Page Numbers: pp.363-367
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers containing sepiolite needle-like nanoparticles were produced with electrospinning method. PAN polymer solution concentration was fixed at 12 wt% and sepiolite nanoparticle concentration was varied. Electrospinning solutions were prepared with sepiolite nanoparticles concentrations of 0, 1, 3 and 10 % of the mass of the PAN polymer. The effect of the sepiolite nanoparticle concentration on thermal, morphological and mechanical properties of nanofibers were studied.