Combinatorial development of polymer nanocomposites using transient processing conditions in twin screw extrusion

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1895-1900

  Kota, Arun K ^a   Murphy, Larry ^a   Strohmer, Timo ^a   Bigio, David I ^a   Bruck, Hugh A ^a   Powell, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Mathematical modeling; Nanotechnology; Polymer processing; Polymer properties

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AICHE); COMBINATORIAL APPROACH; COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; DYNAMIC-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR (DMA); IN-SITU; LOSS MODULUS; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; MICRO SCALES; MIXING CONDITIONS; MIXING PROCESSES; NANO-SCALE FILLERS; NEW APPROACHES; OPTICAL PROBING; POLYMER NANO-COMPOSITES; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; STORAGE MODULUS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TRANSIENT EFFECTS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION; VOLUME DISTRIBUTIONS;

BRIDGE DECKS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXTRUSION; FILLERS; FORMING; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; KETONES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

IN SITU PROCESSING;

EID: 47549118558     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11505     Document Type: Article

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