Preparation of functionalized graphene by simultaneous reduction and surface modification and its polymethyl methacrylate composites through latex technology and melt blending

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 226, Issue , 2013, Pages 326-335

  Jiang, Saihua ^a,b   Gui, Zhou ^a   Bao, Chenlu ^a   Dai, Kang ^a,b   Wang, Xin ^a   Zhou, Keqing ^a   Shi, Yongqian ^a   Lo, Siuming ^b   Hu, Yuan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Composite; Exfoliated morphology; Functionalization; Graphene; Latex technology pretreatment; Simultaneous reduction; Strong chemical interaction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; EMULSION COPOLYMERIZATION; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; IRREVERSIBLE AGGREGATION; PRE-TREATMENT; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

BLENDING; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; EMULSIFICATION; ESTERS; FILLED POLYMERS; GRAPHENE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LATEXES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; REDUCTION; TECHNOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 84877903978     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.068     Document Type: Article

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