TiO2 loaded on graphene nanosheet as reinforcer and its effect on the thermal behaviors of poly(vinyl chloride) composites

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 260, Issue , 2015, Pages 524-531

  Feng, Xiaming ^a   Xing, Weiyi ^a   Song, Lei ^a   Hu, Yuan ^a   Liew, Kim Meow ^a,b  

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

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical property; Graphene TiO2 hybrid; Poly(vinyl chloride); Thermal behaviors

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; GRAPHENE/TIO; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; TIO;

EID: 84907487440     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.08.103     Document Type: Article

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