Environmental degradation of epoxy-organoclay nanocomposites due to UV exposure. Part I: Photo-degradation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3448-3456

  Woo, Ricky S C ^a   Chen, Yanghai ^a   Zhu, Honggang ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a   Leung, Christopher K Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Epoxy Clay Nanocomposite; A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Environmental degradation; D. Chemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; EPOXY RESINS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROCRACKS; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CLAY CONTENT; EPOXY-ORGANOCLAY NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

DEGRADATION; EPOXY RESIN; METAL; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITE;

EID: 35248819150     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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