Influence of the composition of polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposite fibers on their tensile strength

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 42 A, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 543-554

  Mlynarčíková, Zita ^a   Borsig, Eberhard ^a,b   Legéň, Jaroslav ^a   Marcinčin, Anton ^a   Alexy, Pavol ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Organophilic layered silicate filler; Polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride compatibilizer; Polypropylene nanocomposite; Polypropylene nanocomposite fibers

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FILLERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ORGANOPHILIC LAYERED SILICATE FILLERS; POLYPROPYLENE GRAFTED WITH MALEIC ANHYDRIDE-COMPATIBILIZERS; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITE FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 19944378110     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-200056322     Document Type: Article

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