Effect of -COOH functionalized carbon nanotubes on mechanical, dynamic mechanical and thermal properties of polypropylene nanocomposites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 333-350

  Girei, Salihu Adamu ^a   Thomas, Selvin P ^a   Atieh, Muataz Ali ^a   Mezghani, Khaled ^a   De, S K ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Sri ^b   Al Juhani, Abdulhadi ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

acid functionalization; carbon nanotubes; dynamic mechanical properties; electron microscopy; polymer composites

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; DSC STUDIES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPIES; FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CNTS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; HIGH LOADINGS; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); MELT BLENDING; NUCLEATING EFFECT; POLYMER COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; STRESS-STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SURFACE-MODIFIED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BLENDING; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELONGATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITRIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENES; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LOADING;

EID: 84859412851     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705711406159     Document Type: Article

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