Alberto Fina

TL;DR: In this article, the status of worldwide research in the thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and their polymer nanocomposites is reviewed, as well as the relationship between thermal conductivities and the micro- and nano-structure of the composites.

TL;DR: In this article, the mechanism of thermal degradation of substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) cages is studied in both inert atmosphere and in air, and the results show that Isobutyl and octyl substituted POSS undergo an almost complete evaporation when heated in inert atmosphere.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the main techniques for production and processing of graphene and related materials (GRMs), as well as the key characterization procedures, adopting a 'hands-on' approach, providing practical details and procedures as derived from literature and from the authors' experience, in order to enable the reader to reproduce the results.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the functionalisation of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) cages on the preparation and properties of polypropylene (PP) based nanocomposites is studied.

TL;DR: In this article, the combustion properties of polypropylene (PP) composites were investigated. And the presence of Al-POSS leads to a decrease in combustion rate with respect to PP, resulting in a decrease of Heat Release Rate (−43% at 10-wt% POSS loading) as well as reduction in CO and CO2 production rates, whereas a negative effect on the above parameters is obtained with octaisobutyl POSS.