PREPARATION OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE VIA UNIFORM PRECIPITATION METHOD AND ITS SURFACE MODIFICATION BY METHACRYLOXYPROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE
- 10 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Chemical Engineering Communications
- Vol. 195 (5), 479-491
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00986440701707834
Abstract
Zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by uniform precipitation using urea hydrolysis. The ZnO precursor was slowly deposited from aqueous solution. Anionic surfactant was added into solution to block ZnO crystal growth and its agglomeration. Then ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by the calcination of the precursor at high temperature. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation and particle size analyzer demonstrated that the ZnO nanoparticle exhibited nearly spheric shape with 10–40 nm particle size. The surface of the ZnO nanoparticle was modified by methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS). FT-IR (Fourier transform-infrared spectrophotometry) and XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectrophotometry) revealed that MPS was grafted onto the zinc oxide nanoparticle. XRD (X-ray diffraction) showed that the ZnO nanoparticle was a hexagonal crystal with a perfect crystalline structure, and its crystalline morphology was not altered through surface modification. The activation index (AI) of the modified ZnO nanoparticle was measured. It was found that the surface of the ZnO nanoparticle was changed from hydrophilicity into hydrophobicity via surface modification, implying the enhancement of its compatibility with organic polymers. FE-SEM (field scanning electron microscopy) showed that the modified ZnO nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed in PVC matrices. Consequently, ZnO nanoparticles were integrated with PVC matrices by the grafting organic molecule.Keywords
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