Characterization Techniques for Polymer Nanocomposites

CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS: AN OVERVIEWIntroductionCharacterization of Morphology and PropertiesExamples of Characterization TechniquesTHERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FILLERS AND POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTGA of FillersTGA of Polymer NanocompositesDSC of FillersDSC of CompositesFLAME RETARDANDY CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTypes of Flame Retardant NanoadditivesThermal, Flammability, and Smoke Characterization TechniquesThermal and Flame Retardancy of Polymer NanocompositesPVT CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionComponents of Polymeric NanocompositesPressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) MeasurementsDerivatives; Compressibility and Thermal Expansion CoefficientThermodynamic TheoriesThermodynamic Interaction CoefficientsTheoretical PredictionsSummary and ConclusionsFOLLOWING THE NANOCOMPOSITES SYNTHESIS BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (XPS)Nanocomposites Based on POSS and Polymer MatrixRaman and XPS Applied in Synthesis of Nanocomposites Based on Carbon Nanotubes and PolymersTRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTribological FundamentalsWear ExperimentsSelection CriteriaDesign of Polymer Nanocomposites and Multiscale-CompositesSelected Experimental ResultsDIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY FOR POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionTheory of Dielectric Relaxation SpectroscopyPVDF/Clay NanocompositesPVDF/BaTiO3 NanocompositesPVDF/Fe3O4 NanocompositesComparative Analysis of PVDF NanocompositesConclusionsAFM CHARACTERIZATION OF POLMYER NANOCOMPOSITESAtomic Force Microscope (AFM)Elasticity Measured by AFMExample StudiesConclusionELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE AND SOLID-STATE NMR STUDIES OF THE SURFACTANT INTERPHASE IN POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionNMR, EPR and Spin Labeling TechniquesCharacterization of Organically Modified Layered SilicatesCharacterization of NanocompositesConclusionCHARACTERIZATION OF RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER

Vikas Mittal is an Assistant Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department of The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi. He obtained his PhD in 2006 in Polymer and Materials Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Later, he worked as Materials Scientist in the Active and Intelligent Coatings section of SunChemical in London, UK and as Polymer Engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications, thermal stability enhancements, polymer latexes with functionalized surfaces etc. He has authored over 40 scientific publications, book chapters and patents on these subjects.