The influence of carbon nanotube functionalization route on the efficiency of dispersion in polypropylene by twin-screw extrusion

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2189-2198

  Novais, Rui M ^a   Simon, Frank ^b   Paiva, Maria C ^a   Covas, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); E. Extrusion; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

COVALENTLY BONDED; E. EXTRUSION; E. SURFACE TREATMENT; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FUNCTIONALIZATION REACTIONS; JOINT EFFECT; MELT BLENDING; NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS; NANOTUBE FUNCTIONALIZATION; POLYMER BONDED; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

BLENDING; CARBON NANOTUBES; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMER MELTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84866166516     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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