Preparation and Utilization of Polystyrene Nanocomposites Based on TiO2 Nanowires

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 228-235

  Youssef, Ahmed M ^a   Malhat, Farag M ^b   Abd El Hakim, AbouEl Fettouh A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Emulsion polymerization; Nanocomposites; Nanowires; Organochlorine pesticide; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED WATER; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; POLYSTYRENE NANOCOMPOSITES; STYRENE MONOMER; TIO; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOWIRES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); WASTEWATER PURIFICATION; WATER FILTERS;

CONTACT ANGLE; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; LOADING; NANOCOMPOSITES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PESTICIDES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STYRENE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84873634053     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.735311     Document Type: Article

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