Michigan State University

Wanjun Liu

Lawrence T Drzal

Amar Kumar Mohanty

Manjusri Misra

Hiroyuki Fukushima

Kelby Thayer

InHwan Do

Composite materials with a polymer matrix, low resistivity graphite coated fillers having exfoliated and pulverized graphite platelets coated on an outer surface of high resistivity fillers, are provided. The fillers can be fibers or particles. The composite materials incorporating the graphite coated fillers as reinforcements can be electrostatically painted without using a conductive primer on the polymer matrix.

Conductive composite compositions with fillers

A process for the manufacture of natural fiber and polymer composites is described. Thermoplastically processed plasticized soy flour based plastics are used with thermoplastic polymers. Polymers of soy flour and an in situ polymerized polyvinyl polymer which links proteins and carbohydrates in the flour to form the polymer are used. The composites are useful in engineering materials.

Cellulosic biomass soy flour based biocomposites and process for manufacturing thereof

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East Lansing, MI, United States of America

Wanjun Liu