Presentation
Manufacturing process of SWNT-polymer nanocomposites: quality and performance in a high volume production
IIE Annual Conference
(2007)
Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are distinguished by their mechanical strength and electrical properties.
However, many of these properties can only be inherited in nanocomposites if the SWNTs are uniformly distributed
and aligned within the composite matrix during their manufacturing processing. Therefore, this research will
describe a manufacturing process of SWNTs-polymer nanocomposites and it will identify the parameters that affect
the quality and performance of the nanocomposites in a high volume production process. SWNTs will be dispersed
into a poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) matrix, and the alignment of the SWNTs will be controlled by the
presence of an electrostatic field.
Keywords
- SWNT-polymer nanocomposites,
- electric field alignment,
- manufacturing,
- carbon nanotubes
Disciplines
Publication Date
2007
Comments
This is a proceeding published as Hernandez, Rocio, and Iris V. Rivero. "Manufacturing process of SWNT-polymer nanocomposites: quality and performance in a high volume production." In IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings, p. 895. Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2007. Posted with permission.
Citation Information
Rocio Hernandez and Iris V. Rivero. "Manufacturing process of SWNT-polymer nanocomposites: quality and performance in a high volume production" IIE Annual Conference (2007) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/iris_rivero/13/