Preparation and properties of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)/Organoclay/ Compatibilizer nanocomposites: Effects of organoclay loading and methyl ethyl ketone

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1285-1293

  Ardhyananta, H ^a   Ismail, H ^a   Takeichi, T ^b   Judawisastra, H ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Compatibilizer; Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA); Melt compounding; Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK); Nanocomposites; Organoclay

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ESTERS; KETONES; MORPHOLOGY; PYROLYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPATIBILIZER; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE; MELT COMPOUNDING; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; ORGANOCLAY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CLAY; ESTERS; KETONES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION;

DEGRADATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE; TENSILE PROPERTY; WATER RESISTANCE;

EID: 33751343928     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550600948889     Document Type: Article

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