Smart microcapsules containing nonpolar chemical compounds and carbon nanofibers

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2012, Pages 813-822

  Sánchez Silva, Luz ^a   Gutiérrez, Nuria ^a   Sánchez, Paula ^a   Romero, Amaya ^a   Valverde, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced materials; Carbon nanofibers; In situ polymerization; Microcapsules

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; CORE MATERIAL; ENCAPSULATION EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; IN SITU POLYMERIZATION; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; MERCURY POROSIMETERS; MICROCAPSULES; NON-POLAR; ORGANIC PHASE; PHENYLACETATE; POLYMER SHELL; SHELL MATERIALS; TGA AND DSC; UREA FORMALDEHYDE; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; COREMAKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS; FORMALDEHYDE; MATERIALS; MERCURY (METAL); METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; UREA; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

ENCAPSULATION;

EID: 84856347271     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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