Polyolefin Composites

by Editor: Domasius Nwabunma; Editor: Thein Kyu

• ISBN13: 9780470199022
• ISBN10: 0470199024
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

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.

Table of Contents

Overview of Polyolefin Composites

Polyolefin Microcomposites

Polypropylene Natural Cellulosic Fiber Composites

Polyolefin/Natural Fiber Composites

Composites and Nanocomposites of Polyolefins and Some Blends of Polyolefins/PA6 as Matrices and CaCO3, Wood Flour, Sisal Fiber, Hydroxiapatite and Montmorillonite as Fillers

Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber/Carbon Black Composites

Selected Topics on Polypropylene/Wood Flour Composites: Thermal, Mechanical and Time Dependent Response

Deformation and Fracture, Behavior of Natural Filler Reinforced Polypropylene

Polyolefin Nanocomposites

Metallocene Catalyzed Functionalized Polyolefins in Composites

Preparation and Properties of Polyethylene/Layered silicate

Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites

Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH)-Polyolefin Nanocomposites. Preparation, Structure and Properties

Effect of NanoFillers on Crystallization, Phase Transformation and Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Poly(1-butene)

Towards Polyethylene Nanocomposites with Controlled Properties

Fracture Behavior of Polyolefin-Silicate Nanocomposites

Advanced Polyolefin Nano and Molecular Composites

Polyolefin-Clay Nanocomposites: Theory and Simulation

Monte Carlo Modeling of Polyethylene Nanocomposites

Characteristics of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube and Polyethylene Composites Prepared by Gelation/Crystallization from Solutions

Crystallization Behavior of Polyethylene/Carbon Nanotube Composites

Formation of Shish-kebab Structures in Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene/Polyethylene Composites Under Shear flow

Template Crystallization of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polypropylene Induced by Chain Orientation of Co-crystallized Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene

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