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Gohar Khachatryan, Karen Khachatryan, Joanna Szczepankowska, Marcel Krzan and Magdalena Krystyjan

Design of Carbon Nanocomposites Based on Sodium Alginate/Chitosan Reinforced with Graphene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes

ABSTRACT:

The aim of this study was to use a simple, low-cost and environmentally friendly synthesis method to design nanocomposites. For this purpose, carbon nanostructures were used to reinforce the chitosan/alginate bond in order to improve the mechanical, solubility, water absorption and barrier (protection against UV radiation) properties of the chitosan/alginate structure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet and visible light absorption spectroscopy (UV-VIS) and color analysis were utilized, and the thickness and mechanical properties of the obtained films were determined. The tests that were carried out showed an equal distribution of nanostructures in the composite material and the absence of chemical interactions between nanoparticles and polymers. It was also proven that the enrichment of the polysaccharide composite with graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes positively affected its absorption, mechanical capabilities and color.

Keywords: carbon; graphene oxide; carbon nanotubes; chitosan; sodium alginate; nanocomposites

  Polymers 2023, 15(4), 925;  https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15040925

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Khachatryan, G.; Khachatryan, K.; Szczepankowska, J.; Krzan, M.; Krystyjan, M. Design of Carbon Nanocomposites Based on Sodium Alginate/Chitosan Reinforced with Graphene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes. Polymers 2023, 15, 925. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15040925

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Khachatryan G, Khachatryan K, Szczepankowska J, Krzan M, Krystyjan M. Design of Carbon Nanocomposites Based on Sodium Alginate/Chitosan Reinforced with Graphene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes. Polymers. 2023; 15(4):925. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15040925

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Khachatryan, Gohar, Karen Khachatryan, Joanna Szczepankowska, Marcel Krzan, and Magdalena Krystyjan. 2023. "Design of Carbon Nanocomposites Based on Sodium Alginate/Chitosan Reinforced with Graphene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes" Polymers 15, no. 4: 925. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15040925