Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- 1: Epoxy-Vermiculite Nanocomposites -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Experimental -- 1.2.1 Materials -- 1.2.2 H2O2 Treatment -- 1.2.3 Milling and De-agglomeration -- 1.2.4 Delamination -- 1.2.5 Cation Exchange Capacity -- 1.2.6 Ion Exchange and Nanocomposite Preparation -- 1.2.7 Characterization of the Fillers and Composite Films -- 1.3 Results and Discussion -- 1.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 2: Polymer Nanocomposites with UV-Cured Epoxies -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Photopolymerization of Epoxides -- 2.3 Limits in Curing Epoxy Composites by UV Irradiation -- 2.4 Top-Down UV-Cured Epoxy Nanocomposites -- 2.5 Bottom-Up UV-Cured Epoxy Nanocomposites -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3: Influence of Organic Modification and Polyurethane Structure on Clay Dispersion in Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites -- 3.1 Polymer Nanocomposites: An Introduction -- 3.2 Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites -- 3.2.1 Polyurethane Products and Chemistry -- 3.2.2 Polyurethane Clay Composites -- 3.3 Influence of Organic Modification of Clay and Structure of PU on PU/Clay Nanocomposites Structure -- 3.3.1 Reactive and Nonreactive Modifiers -- 3.3.2 Effect of Nature of Modifier on Clay Dispersion in PU -- 3.3.3 Effect of Nature of Modifier on Properties of PU Nanocomposites -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- 4: Thermal Properties of Formaldehyde-Based Thermoset Nanocomposites -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Theoretical Background of Thermal Kinetics -- 4.2.1 Conventional Kinetics of Thermal Cure and Degradation -- 4.2.2 Theory of Temperature-Modulated DSC (TMDSC) -- 4.2.3 Theory of Temperature-Modulated TG (MTG) -- 4.3 Thermal Properties of Nanocomposites -- 4.3.1 Cure Kinetics of MF Resin/Clay/Cellulose Nanocomposites.

4.3.2 Cure Kinetics of PF Resin/Clay/Cellulose Nanocomposites -- 4.3.3 Thermal Degradation Kinetics of PF Resin/MWCNT/Cellulose Nanocomposites -- 4.3.4 Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of PF Resin/MWCNT/Cellulose Nanocomposites -- 4.4 Mechanical Properties of the Nanocomposites -- 4.5 Summary -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 5: Mechanical Performance of Thermoset Clay Nanocomposites -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Viscoelasticity Analysis: Dynamical Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA) -- 5.3 Rigidity - Young's Modulus -- 5.4 Strain at Break -- 5.5 Stress at Break - Fracture Toughness -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6: Unsaturated Polyester Resin Clay Hybrid Nanocomposites -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites -- 6.3 Clay Minerals -- 6.3.1 Layered Structure -- 6.3.2 General Characteristics -- 6.3.3 Surface Modification -- 6.3.4 Processing and Characterization -- 6.4 Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Clay-UP Nanocopomposites -- 6.5 Flame Retardance -- 6.6 Bio-Derived Unsaturated Polyester-Clay Nanocomposites -- References -- 7: Hyperbranched Polymers as Clay Surface Modifications for Nanocomposites -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Hyperbranched Polymers for Antimicrobial Surface -- 7.3 Hyperbranched Polymers on Adsorbents for Cr(VI) Water Treatment -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 8: New Methods for the Preparation of Metal and Clay Thermoset Nanocomposites -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Thermoset Nanocomposites Based on Nanoclays -- 8.3 Thermoset Nanocomposites Based on Metal Nanoparticles -- 8.3.1 Polymer-Silver Nanocomposites -- 8.3.2 Polymer-Gold Nanocomposites -- 8.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 9: Bio-Based Epoxy Resin/Clay Nanocomposites -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Bio-Based Epoxy Resins and Hardeners -- 9.2.1 Bio-Based Epoxy Resins -- 9.2.2 Bio-Based Hardeners -- 9.2.3 Properties of Cured Bio-Based Epoxy Resins.

9.3 Bio-Based Epoxy Resins/Clay Nanocomposites -- 9.3.1 Nanocomposites Based on Polyglycerol Polyglycidyl Ether -- 9.3.2 Nanocomposites Based on Epoxidized Vegetable Oil -- 9.4 Conclusion -- References -- 10: Electrical Properties and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Response of Electrically Conducting Thermosetting Nanocomposites -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 EMI Shield and Shielding Effectiveness -- 10.2.1 Shielding Effectiveness: Theoretical Expressions -- 10.2.2 Shielding Effectiveness: Experimental Details -- 10.2.3 Materials for EMI Shielding: Polymer-Based Nanocomposites -- 10.2.4 Synthesis of Thermosetting Nanocomposites -- 10.2.5 Electrical Properties of Thermosetting Nanocomposites -- 10.3 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.