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Preparation of highly dispersed ZnO nanoparticles to fabricate ultraviolet-shielding poly(vinyl chloride) films

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) is often used as an ultraviolet (UV) light capture agent to improve the UV protective ability of polymers. However, its poor affinity and photocatalytic effect on the polymer properties. To overcome these, ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with superior UV-shielding properties were made via the synergistic role of (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) and resorcinol diglycidyl ether (RDGE) functionalization and then added to PVC solution, and composite films were prepared by a casting method. HRTEM, XRD, SEM, TGA, FTIR, and UV spectrophotometer were applied to study the structure, dispersion, and optical performance. The results showed that the functionalization ZnO NPs could be well dispersed in PVC. The composite films have excellent shielding ability to UV light and greatly decrease the photocatalysis efficiency. Therefore, this work provides a new strategy to make PVC nanocomposites with superior UV resistance, which may expand its application range in packaging and fiber/textile fields.

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This work was supported by the Research Foundation of the Institute of Environment-friendly Materials and Occupational Health of Anhui University of Science and Technology (Wuhu) (Grant No. ALW2020YF06) and The Key Research and Development Projects in Anhui Province (Grant No. 202004h07020022).

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  1. Institute of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China

    Bin Wang, Fan Jiang, Xiangmei Ma, Zhehao Dong & Yixing Liu

  2. Institute of Environment-Friendly Materials and Occupational Health of Anhui, University of Science and Technology (Wuhu), Wuhu, 241003, China

    Bin Wang & Xiangmei Ma

  3. Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mines, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China

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Xiangmei Ma: Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing — original draft. Bin Wang: Methodology, Investigation, Original draft, Writing — review and editing. Fan Jiang: Methodology, Formal analysis. Zhehao Dong and Yixing Liu: Investigation, Formal analysis.

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Wang, B., Jiang, F., Ma, X. et al. Preparation of highly dispersed ZnO nanoparticles to fabricate ultraviolet-shielding poly(vinyl chloride) films. Colloid Polym Sci 300, 51–57 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-021-04929-z

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