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Book Description

High Performance Polymers and Their Nanocomposites summarizes many of the recent research accomplishments in the area of high performance polymers, such as: high performance polymers-based nanocomposites, liquid crystal polymers, polyamide 4, 6, polyamideimide, polyacrylamide, polyacrylamide-based composites for different applications, polybenzimidazole, polycyclohexylene dimethyl terephthalate, polyetheretherketone, polyetherimide, polyetherketoneketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene sulphide, polyphenylsulfone, polyphthalamide, Polysulfone, self-reinforced polyphenylene, thermoplastic polyimide.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter 1: High-Performance Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications: State of Art and New Challenges
    1. 1.1 Liquid Crystal Polymers
    2. 1.2 Polyamide 4, 6, (PA4,6)
    3. 1.3 Polyacrylamide
    4. 1.4 Effect of Nanostructured Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxone on High Performance Poly(urethane-Imide)
    5. 1.5 Thermoplastic Polyimide
    6. 1.6 Performance Properties and Applications of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
    7. 1.7 Advances in High-Performance Polymers Bearing Phthalazinone Moieties
    8. 1.8 Poly(ethylene Terephthalate)—PET and Poly(ethylene Naphthalate)—PEN
    9. 1.9 High-Performance Oil Resistant Blends of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) and Epoxydized Natural Rubber (ENR)
    10. 1.10 High Performance Unsaturated Polyester/f-MWCNTs Nanocomposites Induced by F- Graphene Nanoplatelets
    11. References
  6. Chapter 2: Liquid Crystal Polymers
    1. 2.1 Introduction and History
    2. 2.2 Polymerization
    3. 2.3 Properties
    4. 2.4 Processing
    5. 2.5 Blends Based on Liquid Crystal Polymers
    6. 2.6 Composites of Liquid Crystal Polymers
    7. 2.7 Applications
    8. 2.8 Environmental Impact and Recycling
    9. 2.9 Concluding Remarks and Future Trends
    10. Acknowledgment
    11. References
  7. Chapter 3: Polyamide 4,6, (PA4,6)
    1. 3.1 Introduction and History
    2. 3.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
    3. 3.3 Properties
    4. 3.4 Chemical Stability
    5. 3.5 Compounding and Special Additives
    6. 3.6 Processing
    7. 3.7 Applications
    8. 3.8 Blends of Polyamide 4,6, (PA4,6)
    9. 3.9 Composites of Polyamide 4,6, (PA4,6)
    10. 3.10 Nanocomposites of Polyamide 4,6, (PA4,6)
    11. 3.11 Environmental Impact and Recycling
    12. 3.12 Conclusions
    13. References
  8. Chapter 4: Polyacrylamide (PAM)
    1. 4.1 Introduction and History
    2. 4.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
    3. 4.3 Properties
    4. 4.4 Chemical Stability
    5. 4.5 Compounding and Special Additives
    6. 4.6 Processing
    7. 4.7 Applications
    8. 4.8 Blends of Polyacrylamide
    9. 4.9 Composites of Polyacrylamide
    10. 4.10 Nanocomposites of Polyacrylamide
    11. 4.11 Environmental Impact and Recycling
    12. 4.12 Conclusions
    13. References
  9. Chapter 5: Effect of Nanostructured Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxone on High Performance Poly(urethane-imide)
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Experimental
    3. 5.3 Results and Discussion
    4. 5.4 Conclusions
    5. References
  10. Chapter 6: Thermoplastic Polyimide (TPI)
    1. 6.1 Introduction and History
    2. 6.2 Polymerization and Fabrication
    3. 6.3 Properties
    4. 6.4 Chemical Stability
    5. 6.5 Compounding
    6. 6.6 Processing
    7. 6.7 Applications
    8. 6.8 Blends of Thermoplastic Polyimide (TPI)
    9. 6.9 Composites of Thermoplastic Polyimide (TPI)
    10. 6.10 Nanocomposites of Thermoplastic Polyimide (TPI)
    11. 6.11 Environmental Impact and Recycling
    12. 6.12 Conclusions
    13. References
  11. Chapter 7: Advances in High-Performance Polymers Bearing Phthalazinone Moieties
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 A New Mmonomer: 1, 2-Dihydro-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(2H)-phthalazinone
    3. 7.3 Synthesis and Properties of Phthalazinone-Containing Poly(aryl ether)s
    4. 7.4 Polyamides and Polyimides Containing Phthalazinone Moieties
    5. 7.5 Phthalazinone-Containing Polyarylates
    6. 7.6 Phthalazinone-Containing Polybenzimidazole
    7. 7.7 Conclusions and Prospects
    8. Acknowledgments
    9. References
  12. Chapter 8: Poly(ethylene terephthalate)—PET and Poly(ethylene naphthalate)—PEN
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Synthesis of PET and PEN
    3. 8.3 Processing of Neat Polymers
    4. 8.4 Nanocomposites
    5. 8.5 Nanocomposites Production Processes
    6. 8.6 Structural and Functional Properties
    7. References
  13. Chapter 9: High-Performance Oil/Fuel-Resistant Blends of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) and Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR)
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 Experimental
    3. 9.3 Result and Discussion
    4. 9.4 Summary and Conclusions
    5. Acknowledgement
    6. References
  14. Chapter 10: High-Performance Unsaturated Polyester/f-MWCNTs Nanocomposites Induced by f-Graphene Nanoplatelets
    1. 10.1 Introduction and History
    2. 10.2 Nanocomposites of UPE
    3. Conclusion and Future Challenges
    4. References
  15. Index
  16. End User License Agreement
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