Effect of dynamic vulcanization on Co-continuous morphology

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3411-3420

  Bhadane, Prashant A ^a   Virgilio, Nick ^a   Favis, Basil D ^a   Champagne, Michel F ^b   Huneault, Michel A ^b   Tofan, Florin ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c Lavergne Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co continuous morphology; Dynamic vulcanization; FIB TMAFM; Polymer blends; Thermoplastic vulcanizates

Indexed keywords

CO-CONTINUOUS MORPHOLOGY; DYNAMIC VULCANIZATION; FOCUSED ION BEAM (FIB); TAPPING MODE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (TMAFM); THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; TERPOLYMERS;

VULCANIZATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; TERPOLYMERS; VULCANIZATION;

EID: 33749483462     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10946     Document Type: Article

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