Title of Document: STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF NANOCOMPOSITES CONTAINING ANISOTROPIC NANOPARTICLES Bani Hans Cipriano, Doctor of Philosophy, 2007 Directed By: Professor Srinivasa R. Raghavan, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering This dissertation deals with polymeric materials containing dispersed anisotropic nanoparticles such as nanotubes, nanofibers, and nanoplatelets. Such po...

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The chlorinated solvent, methylene chloride (also known as dichloromethane) has been used in industry for over 80 years. Its unique combination of properties low boiling point, high solvency power, relative inertness, low toxicity and non flammability has led to its wide variety of applications, such as paint and varnish removal, as an extraction medium/process solvent, and in aerosols, electro...

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