Rheo-SAXS study of shear-induced orientation and relaxation of cellulose nanocrystal and montmorillonite nanoplatelet dispersions
Pierre Munier, Seyed Ehsan Hadi, Mo Segad, Lennart Bergström
Abstract
showed that the addition of MNT promotes gel formation of the CNC:MNT composite dispersions. A better understanding of shear-dependent assembly and orientation of multi-component nanoparticle dispersions can be used to process materials with improved mechanical and functional properties.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceMontmorilloniteShear (geology)Small-angle X-ray scatteringNanocrystalShear flowRheologyShear rateComposite materialCelluloseDispersion (optics)Chemical engineeringRelaxation (psychology)NanotechnologyScatteringOpticsThermodynamicsPsychologySocial psychologyPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsLignin and Wood Chemistry