After introducing organic nitrogen polymers in the last column, we continue this theme by studying an important family of polymers—polyaramids. In examine spectra polyaramids, which are polyamides that contain aromatic ring their chain. Included is Kevlar, polymer many familiar with. We also “slip agents,” small molecule amides used to lubricate injection molds and oftentimes found as contamina...

Interfacial interactions between carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and polymer matrices play a critical role in the bulk mechanical performance of CNT-reinforced polymer nanocomposites, but their mechanisms remain elusive after over a decade of research. Here we present an in situ electron microscopy nanomechanical study of the non-covalent van der Waals interfaces between individual CNTs and epoxy resin...

The surfaces of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN) were treated with an atmospheric-pressure oxygen and helium plasma. Changes in the energy, adhesion, and chemical composition of the surfaces were determined by contact angle measurements, mechanical pull tests, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Surface-energy calculations revealed that after plasm...

Synthetic polymers are widely used in daily life. Due to increasing environmental concerns related to global warming and the depletion of oil reserves, the development of microbial-based fermentation processes for the production of polymer building block chemicals from renewable resources is desirable to replace current petroleum-based methods. To this end, strains that efficiently produce the ...

An amphiphilic heteroarm star polymer containing 12 alternating hydrophobic/hydrophilic arms of polystyrene (PS) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) connected to a well-defined rigid aromatic core was studied at the air-water and the air-solid interfaces. At the air-water interface, the molecules spontaneously form pancakelike micellar aggregates which measure up to several microns in diameter and 5 n...

Different quantum chemical approaches to the ground state correlation energy per unit cell of infinite poly(para-phenylene) (PPP) chains are presented. PPP is an organic polymer with interesting optical properties, due to its conjugated, aromatic pi system. The inclusion of correlation effects is crucial for a sound quantum chemical description of such a system. The correlation calculations wer...

to day, the activated carbon is being used to treat the industrial and domestic wastewaters. the suitability of activated carbon for treatment of industrial wastewaters can be quickly predicted by consideration of wastewater characteristics. the results of this paper represent a first step in determining suitability of activated carbon for treatment of wastewaters or effluent of treatment plant...