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Synthesis of composite thin-film polymer consisting of tungsten and zinc oxide as hydrogen gas detector

Willis, A. G. and Haron, S. (2019) Synthesis of composite thin-film polymer consisting of tungsten and zinc oxide as hydrogen gas detector. In: 7th Conference on Emerging Energy and Process Technology (CONCEPT 2018), 27-28 Nov 2018, Johor, Malaysia.

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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf /2019900100 8

Abstract

A composite polymer consisting of polyaniline (PANI) was synthesised via oxidative polymerisation by varying concentrations of transitional metal oxides and the presence of a hydrogen dissociation catalyst, palladium (Pd). The metal oxides chosen for this study were tungsten oxide (WO3) and zinc oxide (ZnO). The composite polymer samples were characterised using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy where ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy was used to observe the optical changes of the thin films due to exposure to hydrogen. The FTIR spectra obtained confirmed the synthesis of PANI composite. Based on the UV-VIS analysis, PANI-ZnO composite polymer showed the highest difference in peak intensity before and after exposure to hydrogen with 11.4% difference.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:composite polymer
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:88960
Deposited By: Narimah Nawil
Deposited On:29 Dec 2020 04:43
Last Modified:29 Dec 2020 04:43

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