Synthesizing polystyrene/carbon nanotube composites by emulsion polymerization with non-covalent and covalent functionalization

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2925-2933

  Khan, Miftah U ^a   Gomes, Vincent G ^a   Altarawneh, Ibrahem S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; DISPERSIBILITIES; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; MINERAL ACID; MONOMER CONVERSIONS; NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; REFLUXING; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ACIDS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; OLEIC ACID; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 77955172522     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.029     Document Type: Article

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