| graphite powder, xylene,
MMA, AIBN, water |
materials |
graphite powder, MMA, KPS,
deionized water |
| 1. preparation of GO (Hummers’
method) |
stages |
1. preparation
of GO (Hummers’
method) |
| 2. preparation aqueous GO |
2. preparation aqueous GO |
| 3. Pickering emulsion polymerization
of PMMA-GO |
3. Pickering
emulsion polymerization
of PMMA-GO |
| high-power sonicator was
used to emulsify the mixture; reaction in a glass flask (under stirring) |
polymerization setup |
sonication of GO and MMA
in solution; the flask was vacuum purged before being flushed using
nitrogen; polymerization reaction was conducted in the flask |
| to separate the
nanocomposite
powder, the resulting slurry was filtered and dried (60 °C) |
procedure to retrieve the
sample |
products were
dried in a
vacuum at 60 °C |
