Preparation of exfoliated high-impact polystyrene/MMT nanocomposites via in situ polymerization under controlling viscosity of the reaction medium

Polymer Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-148

  Uthirakumar, Periyayya ^a   Kim, Hee Joo ^a   Hong, Chang Hee ^a   Suh, Eun Kyung ^a   Lee, Youn Sik ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

CLAY LAYERS; REACTION MEDIUMS;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 39549112307     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20359     Document Type: Article

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