Preparation and properties of natural rubber composites reinforced with pretreated carbon nanotubes

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1543-1549

  Sui, G ^a,b   Zhong, W H ^b   Yang, X P ^a   Yu, Y H ^a   Zhao, S H ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Polymer; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; CARBON BLACK; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRINDING (MACHINING); HYDRATES; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PHENOLS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; SILICA; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ACID BATHS; BONDING SYSTEMS; CURING RATES; DYNAMIC COMPRESSIONS; HYDRATED SILICAS; INTERFACIAL BONDINGS; MELTING PEAKS; NATURAL RUBBER COMPOSITES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRETREATMENT; REINFORCED RUBBERS; RUBBER MATERIALS; RUBBER MATRIXES; STORAGE MODULUS; TEMPERATURE REGIONS; TETRAMINE; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; NATURAL RUBBER; PRETREATMENT; THERMAL PROPERTY; THERMAL STABILITY;

EID: 58049085863     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1163     Document Type: Article

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