What is the best solvent to use to prepare a solution of MnO2/polystyrene composite for hydrophobicity purposes?

Omar A. Abdulrazzaq @Omar_Abdulrazzaq

12 December 2018 1 10K Report

The MnO2 I am using is a nanoparticle. Does anybody know how much manganese oxide should I add to polystyrene?

Abdulrahman R Mahmood

The best polar solvent DMF or DMSO.

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