Dispersion of expanded graphite as nanoplatelets in a copolymer matrix and its effect on thermal stability, electrical conductivity and permeability

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-277

  Prusty, Gyanaranjan ^a   Swain, Sarat K ^a,b  

^a Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University   (India)

^b VEER SURENDRA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Expanded graphite; Nanocomposite; Oxygen permeability; PAN co PMMA; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; GRAPHITE; OXYGEN; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

COPOLYMER MATRIX; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EMULSIFIER-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; NANOPLATELET; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; PAN-CO-PMMA; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLY-METHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYMERIZATION METHOD;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867288671     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(12)60017-1     Document Type: Article

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