Synthesis Techniques for Polymer Nanocomposites: (Polymer Nano-, Micro- and Macrocomposites)

The book series 'Polymer Nano-, Micro- and Macrocomposites' provides complete and comprehensive information on all important aspects of polymer composite research and development, including, but not limited to synthesis, filler modification, modeling, characterization as well as application and commercialization issues. Each book focuses on a particular topic and gives a balanced in-depth overview of the respective subfield of polymer composite science and its relation to industrial applications. With the books the readers obtain dedicated resources with information relevant to their research, thereby helping to save time and money. Summarizing all the most important synthesis techniques used in the lab as well as in industry, this book is comprehensive in its coverage from chemical, physical and mechanical viewpoints. This book helps readers to choose the correct synthesis route, such as suspension and miniemulsion polymerization, living polymerization, sonication, mechanical methods or the use of radiation, and so achieve the desired composite properties.

Table of Contents:
Preface XI List of Contributors XIII 1 Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites: Review of Various Techniques 1 Joel Fawaz and VikasMittal 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Synthesis Methods 4 2 Masterbatch Approach to Generate HDPE/CPE/Graphene Nanocomposites 31 Ali U. Chaudhry and Vikas Mittal 2.1 Introduction 31 2.2 Experimental 33 2.3 Results and Discussion 37 2.4 Conclusions 47 3 Preparation and Applications of Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable and Natural Polymers 51 Pau Turon, Luis J. del Valle, Carlos Aleman, and Jordi Puiggali 3.1 Introduction 51 3.2 Preparation of HAp Nanocrystals 52 3.3 Preparation of HAp Nanocomposites 58 3.4 Applications of HAp/DNA Nanocomplexes as Gene Carriers 61 3.5 Tissue Engineering Applications of HAp Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable Polymers 65 3.6 Applications of HAp Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable Polymers as Drug Delivery Systems 72 3.7 Miscellaneous Applications of HAp Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable Polymers 76 3.8 Concluding Remarks 79 4 SyntheticMethods for Nanocomposites Based on Polyester Resins 87 Michal Kedzierski 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Nanocomposites with Zero-Dimensional Nanofillers 89 4.3 Nanocomposites with One-Dimensional Nanofillers 93 4.4 Nanocomposites with Two-Dimensional Nanofillers 97 4.5 Conclusions 109 5 Synthesis Fabrication and Characterization of Ag/CNT-Polymer Nanocomposites 115 Vijaya K. Rangari and Sanchit Dey 5.1 Introduction 115 5.2 Experimental Procedure 118 5.3 Results and Discussion 119 5.4 Conclusion 127 6 Preparation and Characterization of PVDF-Based Nanocomposites 131 Derman Vatansever Bayramol, Tahir Shah, Navneet Soin, and Elias Siores 6.1 Synthesis of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) 131 6.2 Structure and Piezoelectric Properties of PVDF 131 6.3 Processing of PVDF for Energy Harvesting Applications 137 6.4 Processing of PVDF Based Materials: Polymer/Polymer, Polymer/Nanofiller, Polymer/Ionomer Blends 138 6.5 PVDF Based Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting Applications 139 6.6 Conclusion 140 7 In Situ Thermal, Photon, and Electron-Beam Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites 145 Luana Persano, Andrea Camposeo, Anna Maria Laera, Francesca Di Benedetto, Vincenzo Resta, Leander Tapfer, and Dario Pisignano 7.1 Introduction 145 7.2 Thermal-Assisted In Situ Synthesis: Material Choice and Nanocomposite Characterization 146 7.3 Fabrication of Nanocomposites and Patterning 155 7.4 Conclusions 171 Acknowledgments 172 8 Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites byWater-Assisted Extrusion 179 Naima Sallem-Idrissi,Michel Sclavons, and Jacques Devaux 8.1 Introduction 179 8.2 Nanocomposites Structure and Characterization 180 8.3 Nanocomposites Preparation 183 8.4 Nanocomposite Properties 195 8.5 Toward Fully Green Composites? 198 9 In Situ Preparation of Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites 211 Liping Yang, Cher Ling Toh, and Xuehong Lu 9.1 Introduction 211 9.2 In Situ Preparation of Conductive Nanocomposites 219 9.3 Challenges and Outlook 233 10 Near IR Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Dispersion in Polymer–Clay Nanocomposites 241 Ana Vera Machado, Joana Margarida Barbas, and Jose Antonio Covas 10.1 Introduction 241 10.2 Morphology and Properties 241 10.3 Preparation Methods 243 10.4 Characterization Techniques 243 10.5 Dispersion by Melt Mixing 247 10.6 Online and Inline Monitoring of Dispersion 249 10.7 Conclusions 259 11 Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites in Supercritical CO2 267 Yuvaraj Haldorai and Jae-Jin Shim 11.1 Introduction 267 11.2 Background on Supercritical CO2 268 11.3 Physical and Chemical Properties of scCO2 270 11.4 Preparation of Polymer/Inorganic Filler Nanocomposites in Supercritical CO2 272 11.5 Conclusions 286 References 286 Index 291

About the Author :
Vikas Mittal is an Assistant Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department of The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi. He obtained his PhD in 2006 in Polymer and Materials Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Later, he worked as Materials Scientist in the Active and Intelligent Coatings section of SunChemical in London, UK and as Polymer Engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications, thermal stability enhancements, polymer latexes with functionalized surfaces etc. He has authored over 40 scientific publications, book chapters and patents on these subjects.