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Effect of Nanoclay on Natural Fiber/Polymer Composites

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Nanoclay Reinforced Polymer Composites

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Abstract

Nanoclays play a significant role to improve composite performance by enhancing their properties such as thermal stability, mechanical strength, and barrier properties. Some of the important parameters contribute most to modify the properties of a variety of composites include the content, shape, size, and the affinity towards matrix material. With their enhanced performance, nanoclay filled polymer matrix based nanocomposites have drawn much attention in the materials industry. In this book chapter, the authors provide an overview of the effect of nanoclay on natural fiber/polymer composites, including the rheological properties, mechanical and thermal properties, morphological and structural properties, modeling of mechanical and rheological properties of nanoclay on natural fiber/polymer composites.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Zhou Chen, Tairong Kuang & Zhaogang Yang

  2. College of Material Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China

    Zhou Chen

  3. Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA

    Xiaofeng Ren

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Chen, Z., Kuang, T., Yang, Z., Ren, X. (2016). Effect of Nanoclay on Natural Fiber/Polymer Composites. In: Jawaid, M., Qaiss, A., Bouhfid, R. (eds) Nanoclay Reinforced Polymer Composites. Engineering Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0950-1_8

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