Transesterification catalysts to improve clay exfoliation in synthetic biodegradable polyester nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1330-1341

  Pollet, Eric ^a   Delcourt, Cécile ^a   Alexandre, Michael ^a   Dubois, Philippe ^a  

^a MATERIA NOVA RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polyesters; Clay; Exfoliation; Nanocomposites; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CLAY; ESTERIFICATION; POLYESTERS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; EXFOLIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33646166774     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2005.12.022     Document Type: Article

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