In Situ Synthesis Of Polymer Nanocomposites

Edited by Vikas Mittal In-situ Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites Polymer Nano-, Micro- & Macrocomposites Series Mittal, V. (ed.) Mittal, V. (ed.) Surface Modification of Nanotube Fillers Characterization Techniques for Nanocomposites Series: Polymer Nano-, Micro- and Macrocomposites (Volume 1) 2011 ISBN: 978-3-527-32878-9 Series: Polymer Nano-, Micro- and Macrocomposites (Volume 3) 2012 ISBN: 978-3-527-33148-2 Related Titles Mittal, V. (ed.) Matyjaszewski, K., Müller, A. H. E. (eds.) Optimization of Polymer Nanocomposite Properties Controlled and Living Polymerizations 2010 ISBN: 978-3-527-32521-4 From Mechanisms to Applications 2010 ISBN: 978-3-527-32492-7 Mittal, V. (ed.) Miniemulsion Polymerization Technology 2010 ISBN: 978-0-470-62596-5 Cosnier, S., Karyakin, A. (eds.) Electropolymerization Concepts, Materials and Applications 2010 ISBN: 978-3-527-32414-9 Mittal, V. (ed.) Polymer Nanotube Nanocomposites Leclerc, M., Morin, J.-F. (eds.) Synthesis, Properties, and Applications Design and Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers 2010 ISBN: 978-0-470-62592-7 2010 ISBN: 978-3-527-32474-3 Pascault, J.-P., Williams, R. J. J. (eds.) Epoxy Polymers New Materials and Innovations 2010 ISBN: 978-3-527-32480-4 Edited by Vikas Mittal In-situ Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites The Editor Dr. Vikas Mittal The Petroleum Institute Chemical Engineering Department Abu Dhabi UAE All books published by Wiley-VCH are carefully produced. Nevertheless, authors, editors, and publisher do not warrant the information contained in these books, including this book, to be free of errors. Readers are advised to keep in mind that statements, data, illustrations, procedural details or other items may inadvertently be inaccurate. Library of Congress Card No.: applied for British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at . © 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co. KGaA, Boschstr. 12, 69469 Weinheim, Germany All rights reserved (including those of translation into other languages). No part of this book may be reproduced in any form – by photoprinting, microfilm, or any other means – nor transmitted or translated into a machine language without written permission from the publishers. Registered names, trademarks, etc. used in this book, even when not specifically marked as such, are not to be considered unprotected by law. Typesetting Toppan Best-set Premedia Limited, Hong Kong Printing and Binding Fabulous Printers Pte Ltd, Singapore Cover Design Grafik-Design Schulz, Fußgönheim Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany Printed on acid-free paper Print ISBN: 978-3-527-32879-6 ePDF ISBN: 978-3-527-64012-6 oBook ISBN: 978-3-527-64010-2 ePub ISBN: 978-3-527-64011-9 ISSN: 2191-0421 V Contents Preface XIII List of Contributors XV 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 2.1 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.3.1 2.3.3.2 2