Rheological Behavior of Phenoxy/Carbon Nanotube Composites:Assesment

This work is devoted to comparative investigation of the various functionalized and non-functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) effects on rheological behavior of Phenoxy/CNT nanocomposites Optical microscopy was also used to verify and support the rheological findings. The results showed that among all types of CNTs used the non functionalized CNT was the most effective in improving phenoxy properties. Due to the higher interaction between CNT-CNT than CNT-polymer, all the functionalized CNTs mostly remained in bundle forms within phenoxy matrix whereas a relatively more homogeneous dispersion was obtained for the non-functionalized CNTs.

Keywords:

Rheological behavior , Multi-walled Carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) , Phenoxy resin , Functionalization Dispersion