Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to high temperature polymer blends
1.2 General principles of polymer blending
1.3 Thermodynamics of polymer blends
Chapter 2: Characterization methods for high temperature polymer blends
2.2 High temperature polymer blends (HTPBs)
2.3 Methods of polymer characterization
2.4 Characterization of polymer blends
2.5 Characterization of HTPBs: chemical constitutions and molecular weights
2.6 Characterization of HTPBs: chemical-, thermal-, mechanical- and radiation-induced degradation
2.8 Challenges in blending polymers
3.2 High temperature polymer blends (HTPBs) for membrane applications
3.3 Fuel cell (FC) membrane applications
3.4 Characterization of HTPBs for FC applications
3.5 Solar cell (SC) applications
3.6 Characterization of HTPBs for polymeric solar cells (PSCs)
3.8 Characterization of HTPBs for aerospace applications
Chapter 4: Thermodynamics of high temperature polymer blends
4.2 Blending miscible high temperature polymers
4.3 Poly (2,2' (m-phenylene)-5-5' bibenzimidazole) (PBI) blends
4.5 Liquid crystal polymer blends
4.8 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 5: Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) as a reinforcement in high temperature polymer blends
5.2 Researching liquid crystal polymers (LCPs)
5.5 Blends of isotropic and anisotropic thermotropic polymers
5.6 Processability of LCP/thermoplastic blends
5.7 Structure–property relationships of LCP blended materials
5.9 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 6: Polysulfones as a reinforcement in high temperature polymer blends
6.2 Structure and properties of polysulfone
6.3 Issues in blending polysulfone with other high temperature polymers
6.4 Physical properties of polysulfone blends
6.5 Polysulfone/thermoset mixtures
6.7 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 7: Polybenzimidazole (PBI) high temperature polymers and blends
7.2 Processing of polybenzimidazole (PBI)
7.4 PBI–polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) blends
7.5 PBI–polyetherimide (PEI) blends
7.6 PBI–polyaryletherketone (PAEK)–PEI blends
7.7 PBI–polyarylate (PA) blends
7.8 PBI–polysulfone (PS) blends
7.9 PBI–polyimide (PI) and PBI–polyamide-imide (PAI) blends
7.10 PBI–poly (bisphenol-A carbonate) (PC) and PBI–polybenzoxazole (PBO) blends
7.11 PBI–poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (PVPy) and other blends
7.11.1 PBI–poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (PVPy) blends