American Journal of Nano Research and Applications

Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015

  • Study of Thermal Behaviour of a Fabric Coated with Nanocomposites

    K. Abid, S. Dhouib, F. Sakli

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 10 November 2014
    Accepted: 12 November 2014
    Published: 22 November 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.nano.s.2015030401.11
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanocomposites Coating and Manufacturing
    Abstract: In this paper, the thermal insulation of coated fabric by nanocomposites has been studied. In fact, a resin/clay mixture was deposited on a 100 % cotton fabric and tested using a PASOD device for measuring the adiathermic power. The enhancement of fabric thermal insulation was noticed by calculating the difference in temperature between the inside ... Show More
  • Enhancement of Rigidity and Thermal Performances of Fabrics Through the Addition of Nanoadditifs

    K. Abid, A. Elamri, S. Dhouib, F. Sakli

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 7-10
    Received: 4 February 2015
    Accepted: 5 February 2015
    Published: 14 February 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.nano.s.2015030401.12
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanocomposites Coating and Manufacturing
    Abstract: In this study, the nanocomposites have been synthesized with the natural Tunisian clay which has the advantage of being cheap. In fact, it is composed of many kinds of clay (Kaolinite, Dolomite, calcite, Illite and Quartz). This clay has been cleaned, purified, dried and mixed with different resins currently used in many textile applications such a... Show More
  • Characterization of Recycled/ Virgin PET Polymers and their Composites

    A. Elamri, K. Abid, O. Harzallah, A. Lallam

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 11-16
    Received: 5 February 2015
    Accepted: 10 February 2015
    Published: 5 March 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.nano.s.2015030401.13
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanocomposites Coating and Manufacturing
    Abstract: In this investigation two Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) (PET) polymers obtained from mineral water bottle and a virgin PET polymer were characterised by viscosimetry, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and rheology. Virgin PET showed better rheological and viscosimetric properties compared to recycled PET polymers. In order to improve properti... Show More
  • Morphological and Mechanical Properties of Nanoclay Coated Fabric

    A. Elamri, K. Abid, S. Dhouib, F. Sakli

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 17-24
    Received: 25 February 2015
    Accepted: 25 February 2015
    Published: 5 March 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.nano.s.2015030401.14
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanocomposites Coating and Manufacturing
    Abstract: In this paper we report the morphological and mechanical characteristics of textile fabric coated with nanoclay composites. There has been an increasing consideration in nanotechnology during the present decade due to its enormous potential in applying and creating novel materials for enhanced properties and applications. Many studies were carried ... Show More
  • Polypropylene Biomaterial Grafted with Cyclodextrins and BTCA Acid as Crosslinking Agent

    Chiraz Ammar, Yassine El Ghoul, Ahmida El Achari

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4-1, July 2015
    Pages: 25-30
    Received: 25 March 2015
    Accepted: 25 March 2015
    Published: 8 April 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.nano.s.2015030401.15
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanocomposites Coating and Manufacturing
    Abstract: This study describes the use of cyclodextrin (CDs) as a finishing agent of polypropylene biomaterial (PP) by means of 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) as crosslinking agent. Grafting happened by the formation of a crosslinked polymer formed between BTCA and CDs. This polymer physically adhered to the fibers network and was resistant to hot... Show More