Mechanical behavior of starch/carbon nanotubes composites

LUCÍA M. FAMÁ, SILVIA N. GOYANES, VALERIA PETTARIN, CELINA R. BERNAL; VALERIA PETTARIN; CELINA BERNAL

Handbook of Polymernanocomposites. Processing, Performance and Application: Volume B: Carbon Nanotube Based Polymer Composites

Springer-Verlag GmbH

Año: 2014; p. 141 - 171

The present chapter is focused on the mechanical behavior of starch based nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nanotubes. It starts with a general introduction aboutto the starch matrix and a presentation of the most relevant published results on its mechanical properties. Factors affecting these properties such as crystallinity, water content and plasticizers are discussed. The mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes and their experimental determination are also reported. Then, a general introduction to starch-carbon nanotubes composites is presented. The mechanical behavior of these composites is discussed in separate sections regarding tensile properties, impact behavior and viscoelastic behavior as well as the most important influencing factors on these properties. Finally, concluding remarks and future trends on the improvement of the mechanical response of starch/carbon nanotubes composites are presented.