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PCE. See Polymer composite electrolyte Plasticizers, 141–142
(PCE) PNC. See Polymer nanocomposite (PNC)
PEDOT/MWCNT-Pt nanocomposite, 519f Poisson-Boltzmann equation, 143–144
PEO@PAN/PSU hybrid membranes, 562f Polarization, 131, 132f
Percolation, 148–149 Clausius-Mossotti equation, 138
in polymer nanocomposites, 148–149, 150t defined, 137–138
Perlite composites, 450–451 types, 138, 139f
Perovskite crystal methylammonium lead Poly(2-phenyl-1,4-xylylene) (PPPX),
iodide, 514 211–212
Pesticides, 584–585 Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
PF-POSS nanocomposites, 516–517, 517f (PEDOT), 381
Phase-change materials (PCMs) Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), 206,
advantages, 78, 78t 214, 246, 290–291
building applications Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), 290–291
concrete, 86–88, 87–88f Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), 514
wallboards, 84–86, 85–86f Polyacetylene (PA), 466
classification, 76–78, 77f Polyacrylonitrile-based aligned electrospun
direct incorporation, 80 nanofibers, 555–556
disadvantages, 78, 78t Polyamide matrixes, 4–5, 4f
encapsulation techniques Polyaniline (PANI), 191, 212–213, 248–249,
macro-encapsulation, 81 321–322, 377–379, 378f
micro-encapsulation, 81 activated porous, 227–229, 228–229f
form-stable composite, 83–84, 84f carbon nanocomposites, 231–233, 232f
immersion, 80–81 for hydrogen storage, 220–235, 220–221f,
measurement techniques 230f
differential scanning calorimetry, 79 in situ chemical polymerization, 384
differential thermal analysis, 79 metal nanocomposites, 230–231
thermal stability analysis, 79–80 metal oxide nanocomposites, 233–235,
T-history method, 79 234f
nanoclays incorporation in, 91–92 nanoporous, 223–227, 225–226f
properties, 76, 77t nickel oxide composites, 12–13
shape-stabilized, 81–83, 83f nonporous, 221–222, 223–224f
Phase-change wallboard (PCW), 86 Polyaniline-based nanocomposites
Phase-separation method, 473 applications, 607–609
Phenol, 116 nanocomposite ion exchangers, 599–600
Photocatalysis, 588f synthetic procedure, 601f
TiO 2 , 410–411 wastewater treatment
ZnO, 411 adsorbents, 600–603, 604–606t
Photocatalytic reactions of nanoparticles, ion-exchanger, 603–607, 608t
410 water contamination, 597–599, 598f
Photoelectro adsorption (PEA), 579–580 Poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN)-based electrolytes,
Photoelectrodes (PEs), 366–372 290–291
Photosensitizer (PS), 120–121 Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based
Phyllosilicates, 88–89 polymer electrolytes, 290–291
Physical blowing agents (PBA), 93 Poly-caprolactone (PCL) nanofibers, 655
Physisorption, 219–220 Polycaprolactone-titania nanocomposites,
Pilot test cells, 87–88, 88f 397–398
Plasma-polymerized aniline (PPAni), Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), 206
397–398 Polyelectrolyte matrixes, 8