The role of reduced graphene oxide on chemical, mechanical and barrier properties of natural rubber composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-81

  Yan, Ning ^a   Buonocore, Giovanna ^a   Lavorgna, Marino ^a   Kaciulis, Saulius ^a   Balijepalli, Santosh Kiran ^a   Zhan, Yanhu ^b   Xia, Hesheng ^b   Ambrosio, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Transmission electron microscopy (TEM); Transport properties

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FILLERS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLATELETS; RUBBER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SCATTERING;

CROSS-LINKING DENSITY; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL AND BARRIERS; NATURAL RUBBER COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); VULCANIZATION PROCESS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84922514598     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.07.021     Document Type: Article

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