11.05.2013 | Sinan Yilmaz, Taner Yilmaz, Biricik Kahraman, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract The effect of reinforcing agent type and composition on the fracture behavior of short glass fiber (SGF), CaCO3 particle, and glass fiber/CaCO3 hybrid reinforced ABS/PA6 blend based composites have been studied by using the essential work of fracture (EWF) method. Two millimeter ...

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11.05.2013 | J. Jancar, R. Balkova, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Nanoparticles with engineered surface chemistry represent novel means in controlling the in‐situ formation of property‐specific supramolecular structure in advanced processing technologies of semicrystalline polymers. Often, the published experimental data on effects of ...

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11.05.2013 | Xinjun Zhu, Hina Saba, Yumei Zhang, Huaping Wang, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract The viscoelastic behavior of concentrated polyacrylonitrile (PAN) /1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride ([BMIM]Cl) solutions at different concentrations and temperatures has been investigated by rheology. For concentrated polymer solutions at low temperature (40°C), the shear ...

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11.05.2013 | P. Thomas, R.S. Ernest Ravindran, K.B.R. Varma, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Composites comprising Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA) and CaCu3Ti4O12 (CCTO) via melt mixing followed by hot pressing were fabricated. These were characterized using X‐ray diffraction, thermo gravimetric, scanning electron microscopy, and Impedance analyzer for their structural, ...

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11.05.2013 | V.A. Beloshenko, A.V. Voznyak, Y.V. Voznyak, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Deformation routes of equal‐channel multiple angular extrusion (ECMAE) are suggested that allow realization of new combinations of positions of planes and directions of simple shear. The routes are called F, B+C, D+C. Their effect on the structure and the properties of ...

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10.05.2013 | Mei Li, Wenguang Li, Jun Liu, Jinshui Yao, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Polypyrrole (PPy) was successfully prepared by chemical oxidation in various anionic surfactant solvents and an interesting regulation of the molar ratio of the oxidant and the monomer was firstly discovered which was closely related to the conductivity of the PPy when the molar ...

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10.05.2013 | M.T. Ramesan, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract This article reports the facile synthesis of copper sulfide (CuS)/polyaniline (PANI) nanocomposites by in situ polymerization. The composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV–visible and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction ...

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10.05.2013 | Yiyu Xu, Yanshun Xu, Jiali Zhang, Wenshui Xia, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Chitosan‐stearate complexes (CSC) were prepared by reacting chitosan (CS) with stearic acid. The formation and characteristics of CSC were studied by FTIR spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that the complexes were ...

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10.05.2013 | Asta Šakalytė, José Antonio Reina, Marta Giamberini, Albena Lederer, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract The cationic polymerization of 1‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)aziridine was approached by means of several catalytic systems under various conditions in order to obtain a versatile hydroxylated starting material for chemical modification reactions. Largely regular polymers were obtained using ...

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10.05.2013 | Facundo I. Altuna, Valeria Pettarin, Loli Martin, Aloña Retegi, Iñaki Mondragon, Roxana A. Ruseckaite, Pablo M. Stefani, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) was proved to be a good alternative to partially replace a synthetic commercial epoxy resin in a formulation to obtain thermosetting polymer, contributing to transform a vegetable oil into a higher added value product. This work focuses on the study ...

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