Phenyl hepta cyclopentyl - Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (ph,hcp-POSS)/polystyrene (PS) nanocomposites: The influence of substituents in the phenyl group on the thermal stability

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 997-1006

  Blanco, I ^a   Abate, L ^a   Antonelli, M L ^b   Bottino, F A ^a   Bottino, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Polystyrene; POSS; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLAR MASS; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INHERENT VISCOSITY; MASS LOSS; PHENYL GROUP; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES; POSS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTANT MIXTURES; SCANNING MODE; STATIC AIR;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC COATINGS; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84867246910     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.105     Document Type: Article

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