Polymer nanocomposites
Auteurs
Schmidt D.F., Jiang D.D.
Référence
Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, pp. 208-241, 2024
Description
Provided in this chapter is an overview of the fundamentals of polymer nanocomposites, including structure, properties, and surface treatment of nanoadditives, design of modifiers, modification of nanoadditives, structure of modified nanoadditives, synthesis, and structure/morphology of the polymer nanocomposites, and the effect of nanoadditives on thermal and fire performance of the matrix polymers (as well as their mechanism of action). Trends in the study of polymer nanocomposites are also provided. While a range of inorganic nanoadditives are covered, the primary focus is on clays (particularly on silicate clays and layered double hydroxides) and carbon nanotubes. The reader requiring more detailed information and/or a better view on nanoadditives and their influence on matrix polymers, particularly with regard to thermal and fire performance, may additionally wish to peruse key review articles, books and papers in this area, which are listed at the end of the chapter.
