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Annotation Polymer blends offer properties beyond those of single polymers and provide the opportunity to tailor and control properties through selection of the blend composition. An important area for polymer blends is high temperature applications where existing polymers could not normally be used. This book reviews recent research in the field, including characterisation methods and analysis of the thermodynamic properties of these blends. It also reviews the use of materials such as liquid crystals as reinforcements as well as applications in such areas as energy and aerospace engineering.
Cover; High Temperature Polymer Blends; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Contributor contact details; 1 Introduction to high temperature polymer blends; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 General principles of polymer blending; 1.3 Thermodynamics of polymer blends; 1.4 Immiscible blends; 1.5 Conclusions; 1.6 Sources of further information and advice; 1.7 References; 2 Characterization methods for high temperature polymer blends; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 High temperature polymer blends (HTPBs); 2.3 Methods of polymer characterization; 2.4 Characterization of polymer blends.
2.5 Characterization of HTPBs: chemical constitutions and molecular weights2.6 Characterization of HTPBs: chemical-, thermal-, mechanical and radiation-induced degradation; 2.7 Stabilization of HTPBs; 2.8 Challenges in blending polymers; 2.9 Summary; 2.10 Future trends; 2.11 References; 2.12 Appendix: Nomenclature; 3 Characterization of high temperature polymer blends for specific applications: fuel cells and aerospace applications; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 High temperature polymer blends (HTPBs) for membrane applications; 3.3 Fuel cell (FC) membrane applications.
3.4 Characterization of HTPBs for FC applications3.5 Solar cell (SC) applications; 3.6 Characterization of HTPBs for polymeric solar cells (PSCs); 3.7 Aerospace applications; 3.8 Characterization of HTPBs for aerospace applications; 3.9 Summary; 3.10 References; 3.11 Appendix: Nomenclature; 4 Thermodynamics of high temperature polymer blends; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Blending miscible high temperature polymers; 4.3 Poly (2,2' (m-phenylene)-5-5' bibenzimidazole)(PBI) blends; 4.4 Polyimide blends; 4.5 Liquid crystal polymer blends; 4.6 Molecular composites; 4.7 Conclusions.
4.8 Sources of further information and advice4.9 References; 5 Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) as a reinforcement in high temperature polymer blends; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Researching liquid crystal polymers (LCPs); 5.3 Liquid crystals; 5.4 Polymer liquid crystals; 5.5 Blends of isotropic and anisotropic thermotropic polymers; 5.6 Processability of LCP/thermoplastic blends; 5.7 Structure-property relationships of LCP blended materials; 5.8 Commercial LCP blends; 5.9 Conclusions and future trends; 5.10 References; 6 Polysulfones as a reinforcement in high temperature polymer blends.
6.1 Introduction6.2 Structure and properties of polysulfone; 6.3 Issues in blending polysulfone with other high temperature polymers; 6.4 Physical properties of polysulfone blends; 6.5 Polysulfone/thermoset mixtures; 6.6 Conclusions; 6.7 Sources of further information and advice; 6.8 References; 7 Polybenzimidazole (PBI) high temperature polymers and blends; 7.1 Introduction; 7. 2 Processing of polybenzimidazole (PBI); 7.3 PBI blends; 7. 4 PBI-polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) blends; 7. 5 PBI-polyetherimide (PEI) blends; 7. 6 PBI-polyaryletherketone (PAEK)-PEI blends.
Includes bibliographical references and index.