Effects of carbon nanofibers on polystyrene nanocomposites and foams

Jiong Shen; L. James Lee

Effects of carbon nanofibers on polystyrene nanocomposites and foams

Jiong Shen, L. James Lee

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Abstract

With extraordinary mechanical properties, carbon nanofibers (CNF) are expected to serve as reinforcements for both lightweight and ultrastrong composite materials. In this study, we used CNF as the reinforcing nanoelements to synthesize polystyrene/CNF nanocomposites by the in-situ polymerization process. The obtained composites were further foamed using supercritical CO ₂ as the foaming agent. A homogeneous dispersion of CNF was observed and the final PS/CNF nanocomposite foam showed microcellular foam morphology.

Original language	English
Pages	1836-1840
Number of pages	5
State	Published - 2004
Event	ANTEC 2004 - Annual Technical Conference Proceedings - Chicago, IL., United States Duration: May 16 2004 → May 20 2004

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Conference	ANTEC 2004 - Annual Technical Conference Proceedings
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago, IL.
Period	05/16/04 → 05/20/04

Keywords

Carbon Nanofiber
Dispersion
Microcellular Foam
Polystyrene Nanocomposites

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Effects of carbon nanofibers on polystyrene nanocomposites and foams

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