The preparation of multi-walled carbon nanotube/poly(lactic acid) composites with excellent conductivity

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 489-496

  Lin, Wan Ying ^a   Shih, Yeng Fong ^a   Lin, Ching Hsuan ^b   Lee, Chuan Chen ^c   Yu, Yi Hsiuan ^d  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Composites; Electrical conductivity; Poly(lactic acid); Transesterification agent

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC GROUP; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LONG ALKYL CHAINS; MELT BLENDING; POLY LACTIC ACID; RE CRYSTALLIZATIONS; SEM ANALYSIS; SURFACE RESISTIVITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; LACTIC ACID; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84892484600     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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