Barrier performance of silane-clay nanocomposite coatings on concrete structure

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2828-2836

  Woo, Ricky S C ^a   Zhu, Honggang ^a   Chow, Michael M K ^a   Leung, Christopher K Y ^a   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Coating; A. Nanoclay; A. Nanocomposites; B. Environmental degradation; B. Transport properties

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ASPECT RATIO; CAPILLARITY; CLAY MINERALS; COATINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIQUIDS; MOISTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PESTICIDES; PHOTORESISTS; PLATING; SILANES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WEATHERING;

A. COATING; A. NANOCLAY; A. NANOCOMPOSITES; B. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; B. TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CLAY LINER; COATING; CONCRETE; DEGRADATION; MOISTURE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PERMEABILITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 56949107386     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.10.028     Document Type: Article

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