Research Article
Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene-Carbon Nanotube Composites Synthesized by In Situ Polymerization Using Metallocene Catalysts
Table 1
Mechanical properties of PE and PE/MWCNT nanocomposite.
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aPolymerization conditions: catalyst (Cp2ZrCl2) = 14 µmol, CNT = 2.5 wt.%, time = 30 minutes, toluene = 80 mL, (Al)/(M) = 750, temp. = 30°C, stirring at 1500 rpm, and activity is in the order of 106 g·PE/mol-Zr h bar. bDetermined by TREF analysis using a light-scattering detector. cDetermined by DSC measurements. dDetermined by NMR analysis. |