Thermal and Flame Retardant Properties of MWNT Reinforced Conductive PAN Film

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Conductive polyacrylonitrile film reinforced by multiwall carbon nanotubes was prepared via ultrasonic dispersion and vacuum casting. The structure of MWNT/PAN composite film was characterized by WAXD and FT-IR. The LOI of the blend was enhanced from 18.1 % to 24.5 % and TGA show better thermal stability. MWNT composite at 10 wt% MWNT loading showed an electrical conductivity of 10-2S/cm.

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