Advances in polymer nanocomposite technology [[electronic resource] /] / Vikas Mittal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456674803321
• Autore: Mittal Vikas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61324-776-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (455 p.)
• Collana: Polymer science & technology series
• Disciplina: 620.1/92
• Soggetti: Inorganic polymers; Composite materials; Nanotechnology; Nanocomposites (Materials); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY:AN OVERVIEW""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""1.2. INORGANIC FILLER MATERIALS""; ""1.3. TYPE OF NANOCOMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURES""; ""Monomer Intercalation Method""; ""Common Solvent Method or Solution Method""; ""Melt Intercalation Method""; ""1.4. POLYMER-LAYERED NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS""; ""1.5. ADVANCED CLAY MODIFICATIONS""; ""1.6. PRESENCE OF EXCESS MODIFICATION & THERMALSTABILITY""; ""1.7. PREDICTION OF NANOCOMPOSITE PROPERTIES""; ""1.8. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""""ADVANCES IN POLARNANOCOMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""2.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2.2. NANOCOMPOSITES OF POLYAMIDES""; ""2.2.1. Effect of Polymer Molecular Weight""; ""2.2.2. Effect of Surfactant""; ""2.2.3. Effect of Polyamide Crystallization""; ""2.2.4. Other Polyamides""; ""2.2.5. Other Nanofillers""; ""2.3. NANOCOMPOSITES OF EPOXY""; ""2.3.1. Formation of Exfoliated Nanostructure""; ""2.3.2. Preparation Methods""; ""2.3.3. Effectof Carbon Nanotubes""; ""2.3.4. Plasticization Effect""; ""2.3.5. Some Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites""; ""2.4. NANOCOMPOSITES OF POLYURETHANES""""2.4.1. Preparation Methods""; ""2.4.2. Waterborne Polyurethanes""; ""2.4.3. Polyurethane Foams""; ""2.5. NANOCOMPOSITES OF POLYIMIDES""; ""2.5.1. Preparation Methods""; ""2.5.2. Low k Nanocomposites""; ""2.5.3. Effect of Carbon Nanotubes""; ""2.6. SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES THROUGHEMULSION AND SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""3.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""3.2. POLYMERIZATION IN DISPERSED MEDIA""; ""3.2.1. Polymerization Techniques and Commercial Products""; ""Emulsion Polymerization""; ""Suspension Polymerization""; ""3.3. IMPLICATIONS OF THE TYPE OF CLAY IN THE SYNTHESIS OFWPCNS""""3.4.NANOCOM. SYNTHESMPOSITES USIS OF WATUSING PRISTERBORNESTINE CLAE POLYMERAY DISPERSR/CLAYSED IN WATER""; ""3.4.1. Pristine Clay in Aqueous Phase""; ""3.4.2. In-situ Modified Clay in Aqueous Phase""; ""3.4.3. In-situ Modification of Clay With Non-Cationic AmphiphilicCompounds in Aqueous Phase""; ""3.4.4. Blends of Polymeric Dispersions with Clay Dispersions""; ""3.5. SYNTHESIS OF WATERBORNE POLYMER/CLAYNANOCOMPOSITES USING ORGANICALY MODIFIED CLAYS(OMC)""; ""3.5.1. OMC Dispersed in the Water Phase and Proceeded as in EmulsionPolymerization""""3.5.2. OMC Dispersed in the Organic Phase Followed by Emulsion,Suspension or Miniemulsion Polymerization""; ""3.5.3. Molar Mass Distribution of WPCN Synthesized Using OMCs""; ""3.6. SUMMARY AND FUTURE TRENDS""; ""3.7. ACRONYMS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""STRUCTURE-PROPERTY CORRELATIONS ANDINTERACTIONS IN POLYMER/LAYERED-SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""4.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""4.2. NANOCOMPOSITE STRUCTURE""; ""4.2.1. Particle Structure""; ""4.2.2. Gallery Structureof the Silicate""; ""4.2.3. Exfoliation""; ""4.2.4. Silicate Network""