Effects of coupling agents on mechanical and morphological behavior of the PP/HDPE blend with two different CaCO3

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2465-2475

  González, Jeanette ^a   Albano, Carmen ^b,c   Ichazo, Miren ^a   Díaz, Berenice ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Blends; Coupling agent; Filler; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DIFFRACTION; ELASTIC MODULI; FILLERS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES;

COUPLING AGENTS;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0036889198     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-3057(02)00120-9     Document Type: Article

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