Nanostructured materials utilized in biopolymer-based plastics for food packaging applications

B Ghanbarzadeh, SA Oleyaei… - Critical reviews in food …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Most materials currently used for food packaging are nondegradable, generating
environmental problems. Several biopolymers have been exploited to develop materials for …

From microcrystalline to nanosized α-zirconium phosphate: Synthetic approaches and applications of an old material with a bright future

M Pica, A Donnadio, M Casciola - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The present review aims to retrace the main stages of the development of the chemistry of α-
type zirconium monohydrogen phosphate layered compound (α-ZrP) from the earlier studies …

Simultaneously improving flame retardancy and dynamic mechanical properties of epoxy resin nanocomposites through layered copper phenylphosphate

Q Kong, T Wu, J Zhang, DY Wang - Composites Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
To improve the flame retardancy of epoxy resin (EP), copper phenylphosphate (CuPP)
nanoplates were designed and prepared by mixed solvothermal technique, which were …

One-step direct synthesis of layered double hydroxide single-layer nanosheets

J Yu, BR Martin, A Clearfield, Z Luo, L Sun - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Layered double hydroxide (LDH) single-layer nanosheets were traditionally prepared
through a multi-step exfoliation process which is very time-consuming and of low efficiency …

Exfoliation and functionalization of α-zirconium phosphate in one pot for waterborne epoxy coatings with enhanced anticorrosion performance

H Huang, M Li, Y Tian, Y **e, X Sheng, X Jiang… - Progress in Organic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Having high aspect ratio and excellent gas barrier property, two dimensional α-zirconium
phosphate nanosheets (α-ZrP) are one of the promising anticorrosive nanofillers. In this …

Facile hydroxylation of halloysite nanotubes for epoxy nanocomposite applications

S Zeng, C Reyes, J Liu, PA Rodgers, SH Wentworth… - Polymer, 2014 - Elsevier
Polymer nanocomposites have been extensively investigated over the past two decades,
resulting in a wide range of applications because of their excellent performance. Halloysite …

Layered Metal Phosphonate Reinforced Poly(l-lactide) Composites with a Highly Enhanced Crystallization Rate

P Pan, Z Liang, A Cao, Y Inoue - ACS applied materials & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Layered metal phosphonate, zinc phenylphosphonate (PPZn), reinforced poly (l-
lactide)(PLLA) composites were fabricated by a melt-mixing technique. The nonisothermal …

Intercalated Zirconium Phosphate Promotes Reductive Amination of Carbon Dioxide

H Liao, Y Jiang, X Wei, X Zhao, W Lai… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into fine chemicals and intermediates is one of
the most promising approaches to carbon recycling. In this work, we demonstrated that after …

Barrier properties of model epoxy nanocomposites

L Sun, WJ Boo, A Clearfield, HJ Sue… - Journal of Membrane …, 2008 - Elsevier
The barrier properties of two sets of model epoxy nanocomposites with variations in
nanoplatelet exfoliation level and aspect ratio have been investigated. The results show that …

Sulfonic acid-functionalized α-zirconium phosphate single-layer nanosheets as a strong solid acid for heterogeneous catalysis applications

Y Zhou, R Huang, F Ding, AD Brittain… - … Applied Materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Solid acids have received considerable attention as alternatives to traditional corrosive and
hazardous homogeneous acids because of their advantages in practical applications …