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PS Composites (ps + composite)
Selected AbstractsHigh-Conductivity Polymer Nanocomposites Obtained by Tailoring the Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube Fillers,ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Issue 20 2008Nadia Grossiord Abstract We present a detailed study of the influence of carbon nanotube (CNT) characteristics on the electrical conductivity of polystyrene nanocomposites produced using a latex-based approach. We processed both industrially-produced multi-wall CNT (MWCNT) powders and MWCNTs from vertically-aligned films made in-house, and demonstrate that while the raw CNTs are individualized and dispersed comparably within the polymer matrix, the electrical conductivity of the final nanocomposites differs significantly due to the intrinsic characteristics of the CNTs. Owing to their longer length after dispersion, the percolation threshold observed using MWCNTs from vertically-aligned films is five times lower than the value for industrially-produced MWCNT powders. Further, owing to the high structural quality of the CNTs from vertically-aligned films, the resulting composite films exhibit electrical conductivity of 103,S m,1 at 2,wt% CNTs. On the contrary, composites made using the industrially-produced CNTs exhibit conductivity of only tens of S m,1. To our knowledge, the measured electrical conductivity for CNT/PS composites using CNTs from vertically-aligned films is by far the highest value yet reported for CNT/PS nanocomposites at this loading. [source] Comparison of the roles of two shrinkage-controlled low-profile additives in water aging of polyster resin,glass fiber compositesPOLYMER COMPOSITES, Issue 5 2000G. Camino A model previously formulated or water sorption in polyester resin-glass fiber composites has been applied to the kinetic analysis of experimental data for two composites containing a hydrolysable (polyvinyl acetate-PVAc) and a non-hydrolyzable (polystyrene-PS) shrinkage-controlling low-profile additive (LPA) respectively. It was found that the equilibrium water uptake in the composites and their unreinforced matrix is not drastically affected by the type of LPA. The kinetics of water sorption in the composites, however, were substantially different. The PVAc composite displayed a two-stage sorption process, the first stage being attributed to diffusion combined with hydrolysis, and the second to matrix swelling and plasticizing. A maximum in the kinetic curve was observed, and was due to changes in water solubility inside the matrix during sorption. In contrast, the PS composite displayed the typical kinetics of materials with slowly increasing hydrophilicity. [source] Polystyrene/CaCO3 composites with different CaCO3 radius and different nano-CaCO3 content,structure and propertiesPOLYMER COMPOSITES, Issue 7 2010Linlin Zha The Archimedes' principle and physical theory are attempted to analysis the densification and structure of the polystyrene (PS) composites by melt compounding with CaCO3 having different particle size. The difference between the measured specific volume (,) andthe theoretically calculated specific volume (,mix), ,, = ,,,mix, can reflect the densification of the composites. It is clearly demonstrated that the PS composites become more condensed with the reduction of the CaCO3 particle size. Especially, when the content for nano-CaCO3 achieves 2 wt%, the ,, value of the composites reaches the least, which shows the best densification. Meanwhile, the glass transition temperature (Tg) reaches the maximum value of about 100°C by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal mechanical analysis (TMA), which indirectly reveals the composites microstructure more condensed. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) reveal that 2 wt% nano-CaCO3 uniformly disperses in PS composites. The CaCO3 selected in this experiment has certain toughening effect on PS. The impact and tensile strength increase with addition of nano-CaCO3, but the elongation at break decreases. When nano-CaCO3 content achieved 2 wt%, the impact and tensile strength present the maximum value of 1.63 KJ/m2 and 44.5 MPa, which is higher than the pure PS and the composites filled with the same content of micro-CaCO3. POLYM. COMPOS., 31:1258,1264, 2010. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers [source] Electrical and mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced PMMA and PS compositesPOLYMER COMPOSITES, Issue 7 2008R.B. Mathur The use of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) as reinforcing material for thermoplastic polymer matrices, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and polystyrene (PS) has been studied. MWCNT were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique using ferrocene-toluene mixture. As-prepared nanotubes were ultrasonically dispersed in toluene and subsequently dispersed in PMMA and PS. Thin polymer composite films were fabricated by solvent casting. The effect of nanotube content on the electrical and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites was investigated. An improvement in electrical conductivity from insulating to conducting with increasing MWCNT content was observed. The carbon nanotube network showed a classical percolating network behavior with a low percolation threshold. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness value of about 18 dB was obtained in the frequency range 8.0,12 GHz (X-band), for a 10 vol% CNT loading. An improved composite fabrication process using casting followed by compression molding and use of functionalized MWCNT resulted in increased composites strength. POLYM. COMPOS., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers [source] Electrical Response to Organic Vapor of Conductive Composites from Amorphous Polymer/Carbon Black Prepared by Polymerization FillingMACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS & ENGINEERING, Issue 2 2003Jun Rong Li Abstract In recent years, conductive polymer composites have found applications as gas sensors because of their sudden change in electric resistance of several orders of magnitude when the materials are exposed to certain solvent vapors. However, the composites having this function reported so far are mostly based on crystalline polymeric matrices, which factually sets a limit to materials selection. The present work prepares polystyrene/carbon black composites through polymerization filling and proves that the amorphous polymer composites can also serve as gas sensing materials. The composites' percolation threshold is much lower than that of the composites produced by dispersive mixing. In addition, high responsivity to some organic vapors coupled with sufficient reproducibility is acquired. The experimental data show that molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of the matrix polymer and conducting filler content exert great influence on the electrical response behavior of the composites. As a result, composites performance can be purposely tailored accordingly. Compared with the approaches of melt-blending and solution-blending, the current technique is characterized by many advantages, such as simplicity, low cost, and easy to be controlled. Effect of different organic solvent vapors on the electric resistance of PS/CB composites (CB content,=,10.35 vol.-%). [source] Effect of morphology on the electric conductivity of binary polymer blends filled with carbon blackJOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 3 2007Zhongbin Xu Abstract Several carbon black (CB)-filled binary polymer blends were prepared in Haake rheometer. Distribution states of CB and effect of morphology on the electric conductivity of different ternary composites were investigated. Under our experimental condition CB particles located preferentially at the interface between polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polypropylene (PP) in PMMA/PP/CB composites, in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) phase in PP/HDPE/CB composites, and in Nylon6 (PA6) phase in polystyrene (PS)/PA6/CB, PP/PA6/CB, PMMA/PA6/CB, and polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/PA6/CB composites; the ternary composites in which CB particles locate at the interface of two polymer components have the highest electric conductivity when the mass ratio of the two polymers is near to 1 : 1. The ternary composites in which CB particles located preferentially in one polymer have the highest electric conductivity usually when the amount of the polymer component having CB particles is comparatively less than the amount of the polymer component not having CB particles; if the formulations of PS/PA6/CB, PP/PA6/CB, and PMMA/PA6/CB composites equaled and PA6/CB in them is in dispersed phase, PS/PA6/CB composites have the highest electric conductivity and PP/PA6/CB composites have the lowest electric conductivity; suitable amount of PS or PAN in PA6/CB composites increase the electric conductivity due in the formation of a parallel electrocircuit for electrons to transmit. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007 [source] | ||||||||||