Emulsion Based Nanoarchitectonics for Styrene-Butyl Acrylate Copolymerization upon Pickering Mechanism

The modification of graphene oxide (GO) with octadecylamine was performed to emulsify dimethyl formamide droplets in octane via Pickering mechanism for copolymerization of styrene and n-butyl acrylate monomers. The copolymerization in oil in oil Pickering emulsion was led to obtain appropriate copolymer composition. To confirm the modification, different characterization techniques were applied comprising Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffractometer, Atomic force microscopy, dynamic light scattering technique, contact angle and thermal analysis. The successful preparation of Pickering emulsion was followed by imaging and stability observations. The (HNMR)-H-1, FT-IR and conversion measurements were applied to identify the composition and chemical structure of the obtained copolymer. The St-BA copolymer film was formed after polymerization in Pickering emulsion by ODA-GO. The conductivity value (0.077*10(-6)) or the amount of resistance volume (13 M omega) were gained for copolymer film which depended on the components amounts. These findings will help explore Pickering mechanism along with modification of GO structures and their eventual application in copolymerization of monomer with different polarity nature.