The analysis of forming PVB-SiO2 nanocomposite fibers by the electrospinning process

Abstract

The poly (vinyl butyral)-silica (PVB-SiO2) nanofibers were obtained by the electrospinning process. The experiments were carried out with PVB solution in concentration of 10 wt.% where ethanol was used as the solvent. The silica nanoparticles were added in the solution in different contents of 1, 3 and 5 wt.% SiO2 and nanoparticles were modified with γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (AMEO silane). The impacts of the parameters of the electrospinning process and the silica nanoparticles on the produced PVB-SiO2 nanocomposite fibers were tested. The structures of the PVB-SiO2 nanocomposite fibers were investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The morphology and distribution of the resulting nanofibers were analyzed using the software Image-Pro Plus. .

Poli (vinil butiral)-silika (PVB-SiO2) nanovlakna su dobijena metodom elektrospininga. Eksperimenti su izvedeni u rastvoru 10 mas.% PVB-a u etanolu koji je korišćen kao rastvarač. Nanočestice silike su dodate sa različitim sadržajem od 1, 3 i 5 mas.% SiO2 i modifikovane γ-aminopropiltrietoksi silanom (AMEO silanom). Istražen je uticaj procesnih parametara elektrospininga na nanokompozitna vlakna PVB-SiO2. Struktura PVB-SiO2 nanokompozitnih vlakana je proučavana pomoću optičke mikroskopije i skenirajuće elektronske mikroskopije (SEM). Morfologija proizvedenih nanokompozitnih vlakana i njihova raspodela je analizirana u Image Pro Plus softveru. .