Use of surfactants in cellulose nanowhisker/epoxy nanocomposites: effect on filler dispersion and system properties

Cellulose

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3161-3176

  Emami, Zahra ^a,b   Meng, Qingkai ^a   Pircheraghi, Gholamreza ^c   Manas Zloczower, Ica ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Block copolymer surfactant; Cellulose nanowhiskers; Epoxy resin; High temperature properties; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CELLULOSE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; EPOXY RESINS; ETHYLENE; FILLERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWHISKERS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS;

AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BLOCK COPOLYMER SURFACTANT; CELLULOSE NANOWHISKER (CNWS); CELLULOSE NANOWHISKERS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; TEMPO-MEDIATED OXIDATION;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 84941421833     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-015-0728-6     Document Type: Article

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