On the preparation of composite poly(butyl acrylate)/carbon nanotube nanoparticles by miniemulsion polymerization of butyl acrylate

Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 700-707

  Capek, Ignác ^a   Kocsisová, Teodora ^a  

^a POLYMER INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

butyl acrylate; CNTs; composite; miniemulsion polymerization; nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC EMULSIFIERS; AZOBISISOBUTYRONITRILE; BUTYL ACRYLATES; CETYLPYRIDINIUM BROMIDES; CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; CNTS; COMPOSITE; LIMITING CASE; MAXIMAL RATES; MINIEMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MINIEMULSIONS; MONOMER DROPLETS; MONOMER PHASE; NONIONIC; POLY(BUTYL ACRYLATE); POLYMER NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER PARTICLES; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; SULFOSUCCINATE; ZERO-ONE;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CARBON NANOTUBES; EMULSIFICATION; MONOMERS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 80051530698     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.50     Document Type: Article

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