The surface structure and thermal properties of novel polymer composite films based on partially phosphorylated poly(vinyl alcohol) with aluminum phosphate

Asmalina Mohamed Saat; Mohd Rafie Johan

doi:10.1155/2014/439839

The surface structure and thermal properties of novel polymer composite films based on partially phosphorylated poly(vinyl alcohol) with aluminum phosphate

ScientificWorldJournal. 2014:2014:439839. doi: 10.1155/2014/439839. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

Authors

Asmalina Mohamed Saat¹, Mohd Rafie Johan²

Affiliations

¹ Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, 32200 Lumut, Perak, Malaysia ; Nanomaterials Engineering Research Group, Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Faculty Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
² Nanomaterials Engineering Research Group, Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Faculty Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Abstract

Partially phosphorylated polyvinyl alcohol (PPVA) with aluminum phosphate (ALPO4) composites was synthesized by solution casting technique to produce (PPVA)(100-y) - (ALPO4)(y) (y = 0, 1, and 2). The surface structure and thermal properties of the films were characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that the films have higher thermal stability with strong bonding between PPVA and ALPO4.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aluminum Compounds / chemistry*
Hydrogen Bonding
Phosphates / chemistry*
Phosphorylation
Polyvinyl Alcohol / chemistry*
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
Surface Properties
Temperature*
Thermogravimetry

Substances

Aluminum Compounds
Phosphates
Polyvinyl Alcohol
aluminum phosphate