Silanization and silica enrichment of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Synergistic effects on the thermal-mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 428-438

  Lavorgna, M ^a   Romeo, V ^a   Martone, A ^a   Zarrelli, M ^a   Giordano, M ^a   Buonocore, G G ^a   Qu, M Z ^b   Fei, G X ^c   Xia, H S ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite; Epoxy; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Silanization

Indexed keywords

DAMPING BEHAVIORS; EPOXY; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; EPOXY SYSTEMS; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; FTIR; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; SILANE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SILANIZATIONS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; STOBER PROCESS; SURFACE SILICA; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TEM ANALYSIS; THERMAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMO-MECHANICAL;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; FILLERS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; SILANES;

SILICA;

EID: 84873116305     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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