Effect of oxidized paraffin wax on the thermal and mechanical properties of linear low-density polyethylene-layered silicate nanocomposites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-470

  Luyt, A S ^a   Geethamma, V G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cloisite clay; LLDPE; Mechanical properties; Paraffin wax; Thermal properties; XRD

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDATION; PARAFFINS; POLYETHYLENES; SILICATES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CLAY CONTENT; CLOISITE CLAY; LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LLDPE);

WAXES;

GRAVIMETRY; PARAFFIN WAX; POLYETHYLENE; SILICATES; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247849122     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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