The effect of nanoclays on the nucleation, crystallization, and melting mechanisms of isotactic polypropylene

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1889-1897

  Medellin Rodriguez F J ^a   Mata Padilla, J M ^a   Hsiao, B S ^b   Waldo Mendoza, M A ^a   Ramirez Vargas E ^c   Sanchez Valdes S ^c  

^a Zona Universitaria   (Mexico)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COMPATIBILIZERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTRUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEATION;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE (IPP); MELT EXTRUSION; NANOCLAYS; NUCLEATING AGENTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 36148944303     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20902     Document Type: Article

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