Effect of compatibilizer and electron irradiation on free-volume and microhardness of syndiotactic polypropylene/clay nanocomposites

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-145

  Misheva, M ^a   Djourelov, N ^b   Zamfirova, G ^c   Gaydarov, V ^d   Cerrada, M L ^d   Rodriguez Amor V ^d   Perez E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

^c Todor Kableshkov University of Transport   (Bulgaria)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Syndiotactic polypropylene, Nanocomposites, Positron annihilation, Microhardness

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPATIBILIZERS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MICROHARDNESS; POLYPROPYLENES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

MICROINDENTATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; CLAY; ELECTRON BEAM; HARDNESS; NANOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 36049015418     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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