Artigo Revisado por pares

Surface modification of carbon fiber by redox‐induced graft polymerization of acrylic acid

2008; Wiley; Volume: 108; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/app.27874

ISSN

1097-4628

Autores

Zhiwei Xu, Xiaoqing Wu, Ying Sun, Yanan Jiao, Jialu Li, Li Chen, Liangsen Lu,

Tópico(s)

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Resumo

Abstract Carbon fibers were modified by graft polymerization with acrylic acid (AA) using KMnO 4 /H 2 SO 4 redox‐induced system. The carbon fibers were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. After grafting, the absorbability of treated fibers might be enhanced and more pieces of tiny fragments stuck to the fiber surface. It was confirmed that grafting AA led to a remarkable increase in oxygen‐containing functional groups of fiber surface. An about twofold increase in retained surface carboxylic acid groups occurred. The adhesion between carbon fiber and epoxy matrix was inspected by interlaminar shear strength and SEM. It was noted that the functionalized grafting coating of fiber surface gave rise to a strong interfacial bond, with little debonding. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008

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