Thermal and Flame Retardant Properties of MWNT Reinforced Conductive PAN Film

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(-2)S/cm.