The study of adsorption of anthracene onto pmma-functionalized mwcnts and pristine mwcnts by fluorescence spectroscopy

Ay U., Işik M., Arsu N.

FRESENIUS JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, vol.26, pp.3886-3890, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.3886-3890
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Adsorption of anthracene as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecule on the pristine multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and functionalized MWCNTs with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has been investigated in an attempt to
explore adsorption mechanisms. The morphology of MWCNTs was observed by a Scanning Electron Microscope. Thermal Gravimetric Analysis was used to obtain the degree of polymer functionaliza- tion of MWCNTs after the thermal polymerization of Methyl methacrylate (MMA) with benzoylperoxide. Changing of fluorescence intensity as a function of time is recorded to follow the variance of adsorption.