Polymer Carbon Nanotube Composites: The Polymer Latex Concept
by Cor Koning /
2012 / English / PDF
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This book provides readers with a comprehensive toolbox for
dispersing single-walled and multiwalled carbon nanotubes in
thermoplastic polymer matrices. The book starts with an overview
of all known techniques for dispersing CNTs in thermoplastic
polymers and then concentrates on one of the most versatile
techniques known nowadays: the so-called latex technology. Also
discussed are the basic principles of this latex technology, the
role of the matrix viscosity on percolation threshold, the
importance of the intrinsic CNT quality, the use of "smart"
surfactants facilitating electron transport in the final
composite, the preparation of highly loaded master-batches, which
can be diluted with virgin polymer by melt-extrusion, and some
promising potential applications.
This book provides readers with a comprehensive toolbox for
dispersing single-walled and multiwalled carbon nanotubes in
thermoplastic polymer matrices. The book starts with an overview
of all known techniques for dispersing CNTs in thermoplastic
polymers and then concentrates on one of the most versatile
techniques known nowadays: the so-called latex technology. Also
discussed are the basic principles of this latex technology, the
role of the matrix viscosity on percolation threshold, the
importance of the intrinsic CNT quality, the use of "smart"
surfactants facilitating electron transport in the final
composite, the preparation of highly loaded master-batches, which
can be diluted with virgin polymer by melt-extrusion, and some
promising potential applications.