Silanization Mechanism of Silica Nanoparticles in Bitumen Using 3-Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane (APTES) and 3-Glycidyloxypropyl Trimethoxysilane (GPTMS)

Engineering & Materials Science

• Silica nanoparticles 100%
• Coupling agents 25%
• Amines 23%
• Agglomeration 22%
• Condensation 13%
• Molecules 12%
• Resins 11%
• Pyridine 10%
• Density functional theory 9%
• Chemical bonds 9%
• Silanes 8%
• Asphaltenes 8%
• Gas chromatography 8%
• Solubility 7%
• Silica 6%
• Adsorption 6%
• Particle size 6%
• Ions 6%
• Carbon 4%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• bitumen 72%
• nanoparticle 61%
• silica 52%
• amine 18%
• agglomeration 17%
• condensation 11%
• resin 10%
• miscibility 7%
• asphaltene 7%
• gas chromatography 5%
• surface area 4%
• particle size 4%
• adsorption 4%
• ion 3%
• matrix 3%
• carbon 3%
• particle 2%
• chemical 2%
• energy 2%

Chemical Compounds

• Bitumen 85%
• Silanols 34%
• Nanoparticle 33%
• Agglomeration 19%
• Amine 12%
• Complex Modulus 10%
• Inverse Gas Chromatography 8%
• Quinoline 6%
• Chemical Bond 6%
• Surface 6%
• Silane 6%
• Ion Pair 5%
• Epoxide 5%
• Condensation 4%
• Pyridine 4%
• Molecule 4%
• Surface Area 4%
• Solubility 4%
• Density Functional Theory 4%
• Adsorption 3%
• Energy 3%
• Carbon Atom 3%