Synergistic effect of MWCNTs and graphite powder on the properties of polymer nanocomposites

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 246, Issue , 2014, Pages 211-216

  Wu, Xueli ^a   Qiu, Jianhui ^a   Liu, Peng ^b   Sakai, Eiichi ^a  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulk radical polymerization; Electrical conductivity; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Structure

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAPHITE; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYMERIZATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BULK RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSES (TGA);

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84896107819     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.02.067     Document Type: Article

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