Graphene–aramid nanocomposite fibres via superacid co-processing

Aled Roberts; Paul Kelly; Jennifer Bain; John Morrison; Ian Wimpenny; Mike Barrow; Robert T.  Woodward; Matthieu Gresil; Christopher F. Blanford; Sam Hay; Jonny Blaker; Stephen Yeates; Nigel Scrutton

doi:10.1039/C9CC04548A

Graphene–aramid nanocomposite fibres via superacid co-processing

Aled Roberts, Paul Kelly, Jennifer Bain, John Morrison, Ian Wimpenny, Mike Barrow, Robert T. Woodward, Matthieu Gresil, Christopher F. Blanford, Sam Hay, Jonny Blaker, Stephen Yeates, Nigel Scrutton

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The development of graphene–polymer nanocomposite materials has been hindered by issues such as poor colloidal stability of graphene in liquid media, weak interactions between graphene and the host polymers as well as the lack of scalable and economical graphene synthesis routes. Chlorosulfonic acid (CSA) can spontaneously disperse graphene without the need for mechanical agitation, chemical functionalisation or surfactant stabilisation,1 however is incompatible with most polymers and organic materials. Here, we demonstrate how poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) – the polymer which constitutes Kevlar – can be co-processed with graphene in CSA and wet-spun into nanocomposite fibres with minimal aggregation of graphene.

Original language	English
Journal	Chemical Communications
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC04548A
Publication status	Published - 11 Sep 2019

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Towards a Bio-based Manufacturing Platform for High Strength Aramid Synthetic Fibres Using Synthetic Biology.
Scrutton, N., Faulon, J., Hay, S. & Yeates, S.
31/05/16 → 30/05/19
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Scrutton, N., Azapagic, A., Balmer, A., Barran, P., Breitling, R., Delneri, D., Dixon, N., Faulon, J., Flitsch, S., Goble, C., Goodacre, R., Hay, S., Kell, D., Leys, D., Lloyd, J., Lockyer, N., Martin, P., Micklefield, J., Munro, A., Pedrosa Mendes, P., Randles, S., Salehi Yazdi, F., Shapira, P., Takano, E., Turner, N. & Winterburn, J.
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Graphene–aramid nanocomposite fibres via superacid co-processing

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