Pristine and surface functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were melt mixed with a polypropylene (PP) polymer matrix. Rheology, morphology, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites were evaluated for different MWCNT loadings. Melt annealing effect on properties was also investigated. It was found that both surface functionalization of MWCNT and thermal annealing were able to favor a better dispersion of the particles, inducing the formation of a percolative network.
Influence of melt annealing on rheological and electrical properties of compatibilized multiwalled carbon nanotubes in polypropylene / Nasti, Giuseppe; Ambrogi, Veronica; Cerruti, Pierfrancesco; Gentile, Gennaro; Di Maio, Rosa; Carfagna, Cosimo. - 1599(2014), pp. 222-225. (Intervento presentato al convegno 7th International Conference on Times of Polymers (TOP) and Composites 2014 tenutosi a Ischia; Italy; nel 22-26 June 2014).
Influence of melt annealing on rheological and electrical properties of compatibilized multiwalled carbon nanotubes in polypropylene
AMBROGI, VERONICA;CARFAGNA, COSIMO
2014
Abstract
Pristine and surface functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were melt mixed with a polypropylene (PP) polymer matrix. Rheology, morphology, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites were evaluated for different MWCNT loadings. Melt annealing effect on properties was also investigated. It was found that both surface functionalization of MWCNT and thermal annealing were able to favor a better dispersion of the particles, inducing the formation of a percolative network.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
