Composites Based on Nanocomposite Matrices

Abstract

The incorporation of nanofillers into the polymer composites induces new properties and functions based on synergetic effects. This review provides a variety of industrial scalable processes and techniques such as solution mixing, in situ polymerization, and covalent grafting for fabricating such nanostructured‐based composites. The developments in the design of nanostructured‐based systems will continue to emerge as we venture into the 2D domain of carbon nanostructures in future.

Thermal and combustion behavior of furan resin/silica nanocomposites

“…Natali et al [15] developed phenolic nanocomposites filled with silica particles and the produced materials showed both homogeneous dispersion and improved thermal stability. Furthermore, there is plenty of literature focused on the use of thermosetting nanocomposites as advanced matrices for fiber reinforced composites, which has been summarized in [16], in order to confer to lightweight structural http [17,18]). …”

“…In the last decades, the addition of nano-sized particles to a polymer matrix has led to materials with radically improved properties [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. In particular, several nanofillers have shown to produce a significant improvement of the reaction to fire of the polymer matrix both thermoplastics and thermosets, which they are embedded in [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

Effect of boron carbide nanoparticles on the thermal stability of carbon/phenolic composites

“…In fact, another feasible and reliable approach to enhance the thermal stability of phenolics is based on the addition of nanoparticles in the polymeric matrix . The key feature of nanostructured phenolics compared to FRA modified counterparts is that they can also be used to impregnate reinforcements such as woven fabrics with no dramatic decrease of the mechanical properties .…”

Nanostructured phenolic matrices: Effect of different nanofillers on the thermal degradation properties and reaction to fire of a resol

“…Moreover, fire retardant additives are usually produced and sold as a micron‐sized powder, and the modified matrices cannot be used to properly impregnate fiber fabrics: The dimension of particles are comparable with the dimension of fibers that act as a filter and, as a result, an unacceptable distribution of particles inside the composite can occur. This limitation can be overcome using nanosized fillers: At the proper filler weight, nanostructured phenolics can also be used to impregnate fiber fabrics with no dramatic decrease of the mechanical properties …”

“…This limitation can be overcome using nanosized fillers: At the proper filler weight, nanostructured phenolics can also be used to impregnate fiber fabrics with no dramatic decrease of the mechanical properties. 17 Many works concerning the modification of phenolic resins with nanoparticles to enhance the thermal properties can be found in literature. Montmorillonites, [18][19][20][21] ceramic oxides, 11,22 and carbon fillers 12,23,24 are all suitable to increase the fire resistance: As a matter of fact, they can be considered as a new class of fillers to improve the thermal response of phenolics for moderate and severe thermal fluxes.…”