I&EC 209 |
| Manjusri Misra1, Hiroaki Miyagawa1, Lawrence T. Drzal1, and Amar K. Mohanty2. (1) Composite Materials and Structures Center, Michigan State University, 2100 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2) The School of Packaging, Michigan State University, 130 Packaging Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 |
| The new nanocomposites were processed from bio-based epoxy matrix and organically modified clay/untreated vapor grown carbon fibers (VGCF)/fluorinated single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) as reinforcements. The nano-reinforcements were uniformly dispersed in the bio-based epoxy matrix by the sonication technique. These different processed nanocomposites showed higher storage modulus as compared to the neat epoxy containing the same amount of vegetable oils. It was possible to achieve a HDT of 100 °C with different nano-reinforcements. These developed bio-based nano-composites can have different industrial applications in automotive, aeronautical, other transportation systems, and marine industries, recreation equipments, farm equipments, and so on in the future. |
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Nanotechnology and the Environment
8:30 AM-11:15 AM, Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Marriott -- Orange County 1, Oral
Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |