TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Ahmed Hassaan Anwar Hassaan
TI  - Nano-Engineered Highly Efficient Road Marking Paint
U1  - 620 
PY  - 2013///
KW  - Nano- Science & Technology
KW  - NULIB
KW  - Dissertation, Academic
N1  - Thesis (M.A.)—Nile University, Egypt, 2013; "Includes bibliographical references"; Contents:
Problems related to road markings in hot countries
Factors affecting choosing road marking materials 
Types of road marking materials 
Solvent-borne Paints 
Non-skid Paints 
Other Road Marking Materials 
 Paint and thermoplastic 
Advantages of thermoplastic coatings as a road marking coating 
Common defects of thermoplastic markings and its associated possible causes 
Marking maintainance 
Common defects of road marking constituents 
Ethylene vinyl acetate characteristics 
Advantages of using nanofillers
Titanum dioxide Nanoparticles (TiO2) 
Silicon dioxide 
Chapter 2 Experimentation 
Materials 
Experimental work 
Nanocomposite synthesis 
Thermomechanical Properties 
Mechanical Testing (tensile testing) 
Thermal testing 
 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA
TEM images of TiO2 nanoparticles 
Dynamic light scattering (DLS) 
 Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy 
Morphological Study 
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) 
Coating Performance testing 
Chapter 3 Results and discussion 
Results and discussion 
X-Ray Diffraction 
Transmission Electron Microscopy 
Dynamic light scattering 
UV test 
Mechanical Properties 
Thermal analysis 
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 
Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) 
Performance of thermoplastic coating. 
Morphological Analysis 
Comparison with existing products in market
N2  - Abstract:
The tremendous human and economic cost of poor record of road safety in Egypt is of growing concern. Many studies worldwide have demonstrated that durable and accurate road marking provides a rapid and economical solution [6]. Locally used paints are not suitable for the extreme ware and tare conditions in Egypt. Therefore, road marking rapidly disappear and reapplication is required frequently. Furthermore, specifically designed paints are not locally available or are extremely expensive. The objective of this work is to use nanofillers [28-31] and other traditional fillers [39-45] in an optimized manner to reinforce a specifically chosen polymeric material to develop highly efficient road marking paint [1]. As we will show, the nanomaterials used enhanced both the mechanical and thermal properties of the developed paint
ER  -