Gas permeation and mechanical properties of polypropylene nanocomposites with thermally-stable imidazolium modified clay

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3727-3736

  Mittal, V ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gas permeation; Layered silicates; Polypropylene; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GAS PERMEATION; ORGANIC MODIFICATION; ORGANO-MONTMORILLONITE (OMMT); PARTIAL EXFOLIATION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 34548289333     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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