Summary

This guide to the properties and applications of polyolefin composites consolidates information to help the reader compare, select, and integrate a material solution as needed. It covers polyolefin microcomposites, polyolefin nanocomposites, and advanced polyolefin nano and molecular composites and discusses processing, morphological characterization, crystallization, structure and properties, and performance evaluation at micro and nano structural levels. It details modeling and simulation, engineering performance properties, and applications. This is a practical, hands-on reference for practicing professionals as well as graduate students.

Author Biography

DOMASIUS NWABUNMA is a research specialist at 3M with expertise in polymerprocessing. He holds three patents, has authored numerous well-cited journal papers,and has been a speaker at various conferences. He is a senior member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Polymer Processing Society (PPS). He has received many awards and honorsand has held many leadership positions. His most recent leadership post was as Presidentof the Upper Midwest (S22) Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

THEIN KYU is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron. He has written 180 refereed papers and book chapters, holds four patents, and coedited Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Systems, an ACS symposium book.

Introduction	p. 1
Overview of Polyolefin Composites	p. 3
Polyolefin Micro Composites	p. 29
Polypropylene Natural Cellulosic Fiber Composites	p. 31
Polyolefin/Natural Fiber Composites	p. 44
Composites of Polyolefins and Some Polyolefin/Polyamide Blends as Matrices and Calcium Carbonate, Wood Flour, Sisal Fiber, Hydroxyapatite, and Montmorillonite as Fillers	p. 87
Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Rubber/Carbon Black Composites	p. 129
Selected Topics on Polypropylene/Wood Flour Composites: Thermal, Mechanical, and Time-Dependent Response	p. 150
Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene	p. 178
Polyolefin Nano Composites	p. 205
Metallocene Catalyzed Functionalized Polyolefins in Composites	p. 207
Polyethylene/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: Preparation and Properties	p. 228
Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites	p. 251
Polyolefin/Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Nanocomposites: Preparation, Structure, and Properties	p. 283
Effect of Nanofillers on Crystallization, Phase Transformation, and Thermomechanical Behavior of Poly (1-Butene)	p. 311
Toward Polyethylene Nanocomposites with Controlled Properties	p. 346
Polyolefin-Silicate Nanocomposites: Mechanical Properties and Fracture Mechanics	p. 365
Advance Polyolefin Nano and Molecular Composites	p. 415
Polyolefin/Clay Nanocomposites: Theory and Simulation	p. 417
Monte Carlo Modeling of Polyethylene Nanocomposites Using a High Coordination Lattice	p. 449
Characteristics of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube and Polyethylene Composites Prepared by Gelation/Crystallization from Solutions	p. 486
Crystallization Behavior of Polyethylene/Carbon Nanotube Composites	p. 523
Formation of Shish-Kebab Structures in Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE)/Low Molecular Weight Polyethylene (LMWPE) Composites Under Shear Flow	p. 552
Template Crystallization of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polypropylene Induced by Chain Orientation of Cocrystallized Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene	p. 577
Index	p. 597
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