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With its focus on the characterization of nanocomposites using such techniques as x-ray diffraction and spectrometry, light and electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, as well as nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy, this book helps to correctly interpret the recorded data. Each chapter introduces a particular characterization method, along with its foundations, and makes the user aware of its benefits, but also of its drawbacks.As a result, the reader will be able to reliably predict the microstructure of the synthesized polymer nanocomposite and its thermal and mechanical properties, and so assess its suitability for a particular application.Belongs on the shelf of every product engineer.
List of contents
CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS: AN OVERVIEWIntroductionCharacterization of Morphology and PropertiesExamples of Characterization TechniquesTHERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FILLERS AND POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTGA of FillersTGA of Polymer NanocompositesDSC of FillersDSC of CompositesFLAME RETARDANDY CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTypes of Flame Retardant NanoadditivesThermal, Flammability, and Smoke Characterization TechniquesThermal and Flame Retardancy of Polymer NanocompositesPVT CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionComponents of Polymeric NanocompositesPressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) MeasurementsDerivatives; Compressibility and Thermal Expansion CoefficientThermodynamic TheoriesThermodynamic Interaction CoefficientsTheoretical PredictionsSummary and ConclusionsFOLLOWING THE NANOCOMPOSITES SYNTHESIS BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (XPS)Nanocomposites Based on POSS and Polymer MatrixRaman and XPS Applied in Synthesis of Nanocomposites Based on Carbon Nanotubes and PolymersTRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTribological FundamentalsWear ExperimentsSelection CriteriaDesign of Polymer Nanocomposites and Multiscale-CompositesSelected Experimental ResultsDIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTheory of Dielectric Relaxation SpectroscopyPVDF/Clay NanocompositesPVDF/BaTiO3 NanocompositesPVDF/Fe3O4 NanocompositesComparative Analysis of PVDF NanocompositesConclusionsAFM CHARACTERIZATION OF POLMYER NANOCOMPOSITESAtomic Force Microscope (AFM)Elasticity Measured by AFMExample StudiesConclusionELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE AND SOLID-STATE NMR STUDIES OF THE SURFACTANT INTERPHASE IN POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionNMR, EPR and Spin Labeling TechniquesCharacterization of Organically Modified Layered SilicatesCharacterization of NanocompositesConclusionCHARACTERIZATION OF RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionFundamental Rheological Theory for Studying Polymer NanocompositesCharacterization of Rheological Properties of Polymer NanocompositesConclusionsSEGMENTAL DYNAMICS OF POLYMERS IN POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES STUDIED BY SPIN-LABELING ESRIntroductionSpin-Labeling: Basic PrinciplesExfoliated Poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA)/Clay NanocompositesIntercalated Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)/Clay NanocompositesConclusionsCHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE COLLOIDS BY SEDIMENTATION ANALYSISIntroductionMaterials and Experimental MethodsResults and DiscussionConclusionsBIODEGRADABILITY CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionMethods of Measuring BiodegradationStandards for BiodegradationBiodegradable NanocompositesStarch NanocompositesPCL NanocompositesPHA/PHB NanocompositesNanocomposites of Petrochemical Based PolymerConclusions
About the author
Vikas Mittal is a polymer engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He obtained his PhD in Polymer and Materials Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Later, he worked as a materials scientist in the Active and Intelligent Coatings section of SunChemical in London, UK. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications and thermal stability enhancements.
Summary
With its focus on the characterization of nanocomposites using such techniques as x-ray diffraction and spectrometry, light and electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, as well as nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy, this book helps to correctly interpret the recorded data. Each chapter introduces a particular characterization method, along with its foundations, and makes the user aware of its benefits, but also of its drawbacks.
As a result, the reader will be able to reliably predict the microstructure of the synthesized polymer nanocomposite and its thermal and mechanical properties, and so assess its suitability for a particular application.
Belongs on the shelf of every product engineer.
