Measurement of moisture diffusivity through layered-silicate nanocomposites

AIChE Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3249-3256

  Rana, Hiteshkumar T ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a   GangaRao, Hota V S ^a   Sridhar, L N ^b  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Barrier properties; Diffusivity measurement; Moisture permeation; Montmorillonite; Polymer nanocomposites; Vinyl ester

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; DIFFUSIVITY MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE PERMEATION; MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; VINYL ESTER;

BRIDGES; CLAY; DELAMINATION; DIFFUSION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOISTURE; POLES; SILICATES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOCOMPOSITE;

EID: 30544445934     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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