Low density polyethylene-montmorillonite nanocomposites for film blowing

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 270-286

  Golebiewski, Jan ^a   Rozanski, Artur ^b   Dzwonkowski, Janusz ^a   Galeski, Andrzej ^b  

^a Instytut Inzynierii Materiałow Polimerowych i Barwnikow Torun   (Poland)

^b CENTRE OF MOLECULAR AND MACROMOLECULAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blown film; Exfoliation; Low density polyethylene; Montmorillonite; Nanocomposite; Oxygen permeativity

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COMPATIBILIZERS; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); GAS PERMEABILITY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

CRYSTALLINITY; EXFOLIATION; FILM BLOWING; OXYGEN PERMEATION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 38549111069     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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