October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
680 pages
22h 25m
English
J. Bandyopadhyay, National Centre for Nanostructured Materials, Republic of South Africa
S. Sinha Ray, National Centre for Nanostructured Materials, Republic of South Africa and University of Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
This chapter is an extensive overview of clay-containing nanocomposites of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). The various techniques used to prepare clay-based PET nanocomposites, their structural and morphological characterization, their improved mechanical and material properties, their melt-state rheological and crystallization behavior, and, finally, current applications and future prospects of PET-based nanocomposite ...
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