Covalent functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) by reactive melt blending

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1002-1008

  Shi, Jia Hua ^a   Yang, Bing Xing ^a   Goh, Suat Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Functionalization; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Poly(styrene co acrylonitrile); Reactive blending

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMER MELTS; STYRENE;

CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; CYANO GROUPS; FUNCTIONALIZATION; MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; OXAZOLINE; POLY(STYRENE-CO-ACRYLONITRILE); POLYMER CHAINS; REACTIVE BLENDING; REACTIVE MELT BLENDING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 61349167182     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.12.040     Document Type: Article

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