2 publications

• Published Subscription 5 Feb 2017

  FIRE PERFORMANCE OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES

  By Lakshmi Unnikrishnan, Smita Mohanty, Sanjay K Nayak

  Abstract: The current communication reviews the effect of layered silicate nanoclays on the flame retardancy of non-char forming polymers, with special emphasis to polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The effect of nanoreinforcement in the blend of PS and PMMA has also been reviewed. This article is a bird’s eye view on the efficacy of nanoclays in acting as a potential flame retardant. An attempt has also been made to investigate …

  Published in International Journal of Composite and Constituent Materials · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 32–44 Read article →

• Published Subscription 20 Sep 2015

  MISCIBILITY EVALUATION OF POLYSTYRENE AND POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) BLENDS: ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL, THERMAL, MORPHOLOGY, AND VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES

  By Lakshmi Unnikrishnan, Smita Mohanty, Sanjay Nayak

  Abstract: Partially miscible blend of polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) was successfully prepared employing melt blending technique. In order to impart miscibility, the processing was carried out at temperature above upper critical solution temperature (UCST) as studied from cloud point measurements. The complex modulii and viscosity derived from melt rheology analysis as a function of angular frequency were also used to study the effect of PMMA loading on the miscibility …

  Published in International Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering · Vol. 1, Issue 1-2, 2015 Read article →