Title
Nanostructured Polymer Blends for Gas/Vapor Barrier and Dielectric Applications
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
book part
Author(s)
Sadiku E.R.
Babul Reddy A.
Gnanasekarana D.
Oboirien B.
Aderibigbe B.A.
Goddeti S.M.R.
Tshwane University of Technology
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Inc.
Abstract
This chapter describes the gas barrier and dielectric properties of nanostructure polymer blends. More particularly, it relates to the incorporation of nanostructured fillers such as polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and layered silicate clays in a polymer matrix. The resulting nanostructured polymers show improved gas barrier and dielectric properties. Such properties are useful in the production of lightweight transportation bodies in the automotive industry, high-performance in the packaging industry. The dispersion of nanoparticles into a fully intercalated state is dependent on the properties of the nanoparticles and the polymer matrix. The properties of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and polyamides, nanostructured blends of EVA, nanostructured polyamide blends and POSS-blended nanostructured polymer are discussed in detail.
Start page
239
End page
259
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia de los polímeros
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84967316081
ISBN
9780323394543
9780323394086
Source
Design and Applications of Nanostructured Polymer Blends and Nanocomposite Systems
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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