Polypropylene-clay nanocomposites: Influence of low molecular weight polar additives on intercalation and exfoliation behavior

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1008-1015

  Ratnayake, U N ^a   Haworth, B ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CLAY; INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYPROPYLENES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPATIBILIZERS; EXFOLIATION; HOMOPOLYMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33747191807     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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