Carbon Nanotubes can Enhance Phase Dispersion in Polymer Blends

Autor: Xiang-Bin Xu, Ai Lu, Sha-Ni Li, Zhong-Ming Li
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering. 46:129-134
ISSN: 1525-6111
0360-2559
DOI: 10.1080/03602550601152929
Popis: A two-step method was used to prepare carbon nanotube (CNT)/ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer (EVA)/polyethylene (PE) and CNT/polycarbonate (PC)/PE composites. First, CNT-EVA and CNT-PC master batches were obtained by solution-phase processing, and second, the CNT masterbatches were melt-mixed with PE. Phase morphological observation indicates that there is a marked decrease in the size of the dispersed particles in the composites. This finding is of practical significance to develop new polymer materials based on blending concept.
Databáze: OpenAIRE