Donald R Paul
University of Texas at Austin
736 Papers
12.5K Citations
Donald R Paul is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Membrane & Polymer. The author has an hindex of 114, co-authored 735 publications. Previous affiliations of Donald R Paul include Case Western Reserve University & Durham University.
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Papers
Polymer nanotechnology: Nanocomposites
Donald R Paul,Lloyd M. Robeson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the technology involved with exfoliated clay-based nanocomposites and also include other important areas including barrier properties, flammability resistance, biomedical applications, electrical/electronic/optoelectronic applications and fuel cell interests.
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Energy-efficient polymeric gas separation membranes for a sustainable future: A review
David F. Sanders,Zachary P. Smith,Ruilan Guo,Lloyd M. Robeson,James E. McGrath,Donald R Paul,Benny D. Freeman +6 more
TL;DR: A review of the fundamental scientific principles underpinning the operation of polymers for gas separations, including the solution-diffusion model and various structure/property relations, is presented in this paper.
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Rheological behavior of multiwalled carbon nanotube/polycarbonate composites
TL;DR: In this paper, the rheological behavior of compression molded mixtures of polycarbonate containing between 0.5 and 15% carbon nanotubes was investigated using oscillatory rheometry at 260°C.
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Nylon 6 nanocomposites: the effect of matrix molecular weight
TL;DR: In this article, three different molecular weight grades of nylon 6 were prepared by melt processing using a twin screw extruder, and mechanical properties, transmission electron microscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction, and rheological measurements were used to characterize the three types of composites.
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Nylon 6 nanocomposites by melt compounding
Junhan Cho,Donald R Paul +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanical properties and morphology of these nanocomposites were determined and compared to similar materials made by an in situ polymerization process using a conventional twin screw extruder.
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