Nanocomposites advantages

Thus, it can be concluded that nanocomposites have four major advantages over conventional ones (1) lighter weight due to low hUer loading, (2) low cost due to lesser amount of hUer used, (3) improved properties compared to these conventional hUer-based composites at very low loading of filler, and (4) combination of specihc properties. 

Thorough study of nanocomposites has revealed clearly that nanoclays can provide certain advantages in properties in comparison to their conventional filler counterparts. Properties which have been shown to undergo substantial improvements include ... 

Figure 4.6 Example of the recovery of Ti02- advantage of the magnetic nature of the CoFe204 nanocomposite from an aqueous material. Reprinted from [102] (2010) with suspension after its use as a photocatalyst in the permission from Elsevier, degradation of atrazine. The separation takes...

Ube developed the PA nanocomposite named Ecobesta to replace PVDF or other traditional barrier materials. The all-polyamide structure offers recycling advantages compared to traditional multi-materi designs. It incorporates ... 

Apart from the insulating polymeric matrices, conductive polymers such as polypyrrole and polyaniline have been used as nanocomposite electrodes by chemical or electrochemical polymerization [13, 17, 116, 117]. Such materials provide high conductivity and stability. However, the use of insulating polymers can be more advantageous than the conductive polymers when employed in cyclic voltammetry. 

Furthermore, another advantage of nanofillers is not only to reinforce the rubber matrix but also to impart a number of other properties such as barrier properties, flammability resistance, electrical/electronic and membrane properties, and polymer blend compatibility. In spite of tremendous research activities in the field of polymer nanocomposites during the last two decades, elastomeric nanocomposites... 

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