Review Article
Studies in Finishing Effects of Clay Mineral in Polymers and Synthetic Fibers
Table 2
Some important polymers and the solvent used in producing electrospun fibers [
17].
| S. no. | Polymer | Solvent Used |
| 1 | Nylon 6,6, (PA-6,60) | Formic acid | 2 | Nylon 4,6 | Formic acid | 3 | Nylon 6/Mt | Hexafluoroisopropanol | 4 | Polyurethanes | Dimethyl formamide | 5 | Polybenzimidazole | Dimethylacetamide | 6 | Polycarbonate | Dimethyl formamide : tetrahydrofuran (1 : 1) | 7 | Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) | Dimethyl formamide | 8 | Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) | Dimethyl formamide : toluene (1 : 9) | 9 | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | Dichloromethane and trifluoroacetic acid (1 : 1) | 10 | Polyethylene | Dichloromethane and trifluoroacetic acid | 11 | Polystyrene | Tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, carbon disulfide (CS2), and toluene | 12 | Cellulose acetate | Acetone, acetic acid, and dimethylacetamide | 13 | Mixture of poly(acrylic acid)-poly(pyrene methanol) and polyurethane | Dimethylformamide | 14 | Polycaprolactone | Chloroform : methanol (3 : 1), toluene : methanol (1 : 1), and dichloromethane : methanol (3 : 1) | 15 | Polyvinyl alcohol | Distilled water | 16 | Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) | Dimethylformamide : dimethylacetamide (1 : 1) | 17 | Poly(2-hydroxyethyl)methacrylate | Ethanol : formic acid (1 : 1) |
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