CHAPTER 4
Fumed Silica
Reinforced Nanocomposites
Dimitrios N. Bikiaris* and Alexandros A. Vassiliou
Laboratory of Organic Chemical Technology, Department of Chemistry,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
* dbic@chem.auth.gr
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................
2. Fumed Silica ......................................................................................................
2.1 Preparation and properties ......................................................................
2.2 Surface properties and characterization ..................................................
2.3 Surface modified fumed silica ................................................................
3. Thermoplastic polymeric matrices ..................................................................
3.1 Polyesters ................................................................................................
3.1.1 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) ...................................................
3.1.2 Poly(İ-caprolactone) ...............................................................
3.2 Polyolefins ..............................................................................................
3.2.1 Isotactic poly(propylene) ........................................................
3.2.2 Linear low density poly(ethylene) ..........................................
4. Thermoset polymeric matrices ........................................................................
5. Biocomposites ....................................................................................................
5.1 Chitosan ..................................................................................................
5.2 Poly(n-vinyl pyrrolidone) .......................................................................
5.1 Poly(vinyl alcohol) .................................................................................
References ............................................................................................................... .