ABSTRACT
The utilizationareas of elastomers have increased with the development of industrial activities. This situation has made it inevitable to increase the diversity of elastomers used for different purposes. The development and improvement of the properties of elastomers have been achieved by making elastomer composites. The changes in the elastomer structure of very small amounts of nanofillers materials included in the polymer matrix have been extensively investigated. The most commonly used filling materials are carbon black, silica, clays, boehmite, carbon nanotubes. Recently, graphene has been widely used as a nanofiller material to produce polymer nanocomposites with new functionalities. Graphene is a single-atom-thick layer of sp2-bonded carbon atoms in the form of a honeycomb, which is a monolayer of graphite. This structure has enabled it to have excellent physical and chemical properties. Because of these extraordinary properties, graphene can significantly improve the mechanical, thermal, electrical, and barrier properties of the nanocomposite. In this research, nanocomposites formed with graphene-based nanofillers and elastomers were investigated. The distribution of graphene in the elastomer and the morphological and physical changes it causes in the structure were investigated.
