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Synthesis and characterization of poly(butylene succinate)-reduced graphene oxide composite through in-situ melt polymerization

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Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was selected as a reinforcing filler to be incorporated in Polybutylene succinate (PBS) through in-situ melt polymerization where enhancing and interesting properties were observed. Dispersed rGO showed no chemical interaction with PBS matrix by showing constant glass transition temperature (Tg) and melting temperature (Tm) but clear indication of physical interaction was observed in increased tensile strength and elongation. With only 0.1 wt% of rGO, the tensile strength and the elongation at break were increased by 80% and 373%, respectively, compared to neat PBS. Regarding crystallization behavior of synthesized composites, thermal conducting effect of rGO was revealed to have an impact on crystallization process. Furthermore, through wide-angle X-ray diffraction (XRD), the rGO functioned as a defect during crystallization and affected (021) and (020).

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  1. Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

    Jun Mo Koo, Hun Park, Tae Hee Han & Seung Soon Im

  2. Research Center for Industrial Chemical Biotechnology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Ulsan, South Korea

    Sung Yeon Hwang

  3. Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea

    Sung Yeon Hwang

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Koo, J.M., Park, H., Hwang, S.Y. et al. Synthesis and characterization of poly(butylene succinate)-reduced graphene oxide composite through in-situ melt polymerization. J Polym Res 24, 213 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-017-1361-x

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