Synthesis of water-soluble carbon nanotubes via surface initiated redox polymerization and their tribological properties as water-based lubricant additive

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2458-2464

  Pei, Xiaowei ^a,b   Hu, Litian ^a   Liu, Weimin ^a   Hao, Jingcheng ^a,c  

^a LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Redox polymerization; Tribological properties; Water soluble

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ADDITIVES; AMIDES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; ASSOCIATIVE STORAGE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPLEXATION; FOOD ADDITIVES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LUBRICANTS; MONOMERS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NITRATES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PNEUMATIC DRIVES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TRIBOLOGY;

ACRYL AMIDE; ANTI-WEAR; CERIC AMMONIUM NITRATE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; CORE-SHELL NANOSTRUCTURES; FOUR-BALL MACHINE; LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITIES; LUBRICANT ADDITIVES; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; POLAR SOLVENTS; POLYACRYLAMIDE; REDOX POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE INITIATED; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; WATER-BASED; WATER-SOLUBLE; WATER-SOLUBLE CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 49149100607     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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