Preparation and characterization of poly(propylene carbonate)/montmorillonite nanocomposites by solution intercalation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4852-4858

  Shi, Xudong ^a,b   Gan, Zhihua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Montmorillonite (MMT); Nanocomposites; Poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC); Solution intercalation; Thermal and mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; GLASS TRANSITION; INTERCALATION; POLYCARBONATES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BIODEGRADABLE ALIPHATIC POLYCARBONATE; POLY(PROPYLENE CARBONATE) (PPC); SOLUTION INTERCALATION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 36448975253     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.09.024     Document Type: Article

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