Walid H. Awad
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications | 2002
Takashi Kashiwagi; Eric A. Grulke; Jenny Hilding; Richard H. Harris; Walid H. Awad; Jack F. Douglas
Nanocomposites based on poly(propylene) and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (up to 2 vol.-%) were melt blended, yielding a good dispersion of nanotubes without using any organic treatment or additional additives. Carbon nanotubes are found to significantly enhance the thermal stability of poly(propylene) in nitrogen at high temperatures. Specifically, the nanotube additive greatly reduced the heat release rate of poly(propylene). They are found to be at least as effective a flame-retardant as clay/poly(propylene) nanocomposites.
Thermochimica Acta | 2004
Walid H. Awad; Jeffrey W. Gilman; Marc R. Nyden; Richard H. Harris; Thomas E. Sutto; John H. Callahan; Paul C. Trulove; Hugh C. DeLong; Douglas M. Fox
Abstract Increasing the thermal stability of organically-modified layered silicates is one of the key points in the successful technical application of polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites on the industrial scale. To circumvent the detrimental effect of the lower thermal stability of alkyl ammonium-treated montmorillonite, a series of alkyl-imidazolium molten salts were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, thermogravimetry (TGA) and thermal desorption mass spectroscopy (TDMS). The effect of counter ion, alkyl chain length and structural isomerism on the thermal stability of the imidazolium salts was investigated. Alkyl-imidazolium-treated montmorillonite clays were prepared by ion exchange of the imidazolium salts with Na-montmorillonite. These organically-modified clays were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), TDMS and thermogravimetry coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TGA-FTIR), and compared to the conventional quaternary alkyl ammonium montmorillonite. Results indicate that the counter ion has an effect on the thermal stability of the imidazolium salts, and that imidazolium salts with PF6−, N(SO2CF3)2− and BF4− anions are thermally more stable than the halide salts. A relationship was observed between the chain length of the alkyl group and the thermo-oxidative stability; as the chain length increased from propyl, butyl, decyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl to eicosyl, the stability decreased. The results also show that the imidazolium-treated montmorillonite has greater thermal stability compared to the imidazolium halide. Analysis of the decomposition products by FTIR provides an insight about the decomposition products which are water, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons.
Green Chemistry | 2003
Douglas M. Fox; Walid H. Awad; Jeffrey W. Gilman; Paul H. Maupin; Hugh C. De Long; Paul C. Trulove
Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have emerged as tunable and potentially “greener” solvents for a multitude of applications. To investigate the solvent properties and potential use as a thermal fluid, a study was initiated to determine the effects of anion type, C-2 hydrogen substitution, and alkyl chain length on the flammability, thermal stability, and phase change characteristics of 1,2,3-trialkylimidazolium room temperature ionic liquids. A Setaflash flashpoint apparatus was used to determine the flammabilities of the RTILs. No flashpoints were detected for any of the imidazolium based RTILs below 200 °C, the maximum temperature of the instrument. The thermal stabilities of the RTILs were measured using the technique of thermogravimetric analysis. The 1,2,3-trialkylimidazolium compounds exhibit slightly higher thermal stabilities than the comparable 1,3-dialkylimidazolium compounds; RTILs with nucleophilic anions decompose about 150 °C lower than RTILs with bulky fluoride containing anions; the alkyl chain length does not have a large effect on the thermal stability of the RTILs; and the pyrolysis decomposition exhibits higher thermal stabilities via a different mechanism than the oxidative decomposition. In addition, it was found that although the calculated onset temperatures were above 350 °C, significant decomposition does occur 100 °C or more below these temperatures. The phase change behaviors of several imidazolium based RTILs were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry. The melting points of the RTILs increased with increasing alkyl chain length. Most of the salts studied exhibited significant undercooling, which decreased as the length of the alkyl chain was increased. The hexafluorophosphate and bromide RTILs exhibited polymorphic and liquid crystalline behaviors as the alkyl chain length was increased above C10. The clearing point temperatures increased more rapidly with alkyl chain length than the melting point temperatures.
Polymer | 2004
Takashi Kashiwagi; Richard H. Harris; Xin Zhang; Robert M. Briber; Bani H. Cipriano; Srinivasa R. Raghavan; Walid H. Awad; John R. Shields
Chemistry of Materials | 2002
Jeffrey W. Gilman; Walid H. Awad; Rick D. Davis; John R. Shields; Richard H. Harris; Cher H. Davis; Alexander B. Morgan; Thomas E. Sutto; John H. Callahan; Paul C. Trulove; Hugh C. Delong
Journal of Applied Polymer Science | 2003
Takashi Kashiwagi; Alexander B. Morgan; Joseph M. Antonucci; Mark R. VanLandingham; Richard H. Harris; Walid H. Awad; John R. Shields
Journal of Polymer Science Part B | 2003
Serge Bourbigot; David L. VanderHart; Jeffrey W. Gilman; Walid H. Awad; Rick D. Davis; Alexander B. Morgan; Charles A. Wilkie
Polymer | 2009
Walid H. Awad; Günter Beyer; Daphne Benderly; Wouter L. Ijdo; Ponusa Songtipya; María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco; Evangelos Manias; Charles A. Wilkie
Polymer | 2010
Walid H. Awad; Charles A. Wilkie
7th International Conference and Exhibition | 2001
Jeffrey W. Gilman; Takashi Kashiwagi; Alexander B. Morgan; Richard H. Harris; L D. Brassell; Walid H. Awad; Rick D. Davis; L Chyall; Thomas Sutto; Paul C. Trulove; Hugh C. DeLong