EFFECT OF METAL OXIDE NANO-PARTICLES ON THE PROPERTIES AND DEGRADATION BEHAVIOUR OF POLYCARBONATE AND POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)

Melt compounding was used to prepare polycarbonate (PC) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites with different amounts of metal-oxide fillers (silica, zirconia and titania). Zirconia and two types of titania were prepared by a sol-gel method, whereas a commercial hydrophobic silica havin...

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Main Author: Motaung, Tshwafo Elias
Other Authors: Prof AS Luyt
Format: Others
Language:en-uk
Published: University of the Free State 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-08262013-150849/restricted/