A Benign and Simple Strategy for Surface Modification of Al2O3 Nanoparticles with Citric Acid and L(+)-Ascorbic Acid and Its Application for the Preparation of Novel Poly(vinyl chloride) Nanocomposite Films
ABSTRACT
In this research, the preparation of nanocomposites (NCs) containing nonaggregated nanoparticles (NPs) was studied. Alumina NPs were functionalized by two coupling agents, citric acid and ascorbic acid. NCs of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) doped with varying amounts of modified Al2O3 NPs were synthesized via the ultrasonication method. The X‐ray diffraction confirmed that the structure of the modified Al2O3 NPs was still preserved in a pure crystalline phase with the hexagonal structure.