Thermal degradation analysis and XRD characterisation of fibre-forming synthetic polypropylene containing nanoclay

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 727-732

  Zhang, Sheng ^a   Hull, T Richard ^b   Horrocks, A Richard ^b   Smart, Gill ^b   Kandola, Baljinder K ^b   Ebdon, John ^c   Joseph, Paul ^d   Hunt, Barry ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Polypropylene; Thermal degradation; XRD

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NANOCOMPOSITE STRUCTURES; SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO;

POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENE; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

EID: 34047183027     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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