A pseudo-thermodynamic description of dispersion for nanocomposites

• Published in: Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 129; no. C; pp. 32 - 43
• Main Authors: Jin, Yan, Beaucage, Gregory, Vogtt, Karsten, Jiang, Hanqiu, Kuppa, Vikram, Kim, Jay, Ilavsky, Jan, Rackaitis, Mindaugas, Mulderig, Andrew, Rishi, Kabir, Narayanan, Vishak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 27.10.2017; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Carbon black; Chemical compounds; Colloids; Compatibility; Computer simulation; Dispersion; Elastomers; Finite element method; Grain; Kinetics; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Mixtures; Nanocomposite; Nanocomposites; Particulates; Polybutadiene; Polyisoprene; Polymers; Reinforced elastomer; Silica; Small angle X ray scattering; Small-angle scattering; Thermodynamics; Virial approach; Virial coefficients; X-ray scattering; Polyisoprene; Carbon black; Small-angle scattering; Nanocomposite; Virial approach; Polybutadiene; Reinforced elastomer; Compatibility; Silica; Dispersion

Dispersion in polymer nanocomposites is determined by the kinetics of mixing and chemical affinity. Compounds like reinforcing filler/elastomer blends display some similarity to colloidal solutions in that the filler particles are close to randomly dispersed through processing. It is attractive to a...