Polyaniline Nanofiber Synthesis by Co-Use of Ammonium Peroxydisulfate and Sodium Hypochlorite

Abstract

The polymerization to polyaniline nanofibers was carried out in an aqueous system using aniline, 1 M HCl. and ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) with additional use of sodium hypochlorite solution as a co-oxidant. The addition of sodium hypochlorite solution was made either before or after the addition of APS. This new method always produces polyaniline nanofibers with long length. Additional advantages of this new method are discussed. The effect of aniline concentration, hypochlorite concentration, different acid use, reaction temperature, and both aniline and hypochlorite purity on morphology and electrical property of the nanofibers synthesized by this new method was investigated.