Thermal, mechanical and morphological properties of polypropylene/clay/wood flour nanocomposites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-87

  Lee, S Y ^a   Kang, I A ^a   Doh, G H ^a   Kim, W J ^a   Kim, J S ^b   Yoon, H G ^b   Wu, Q ^c  

^a Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

MAPP; Nanoclay; Nanocomposites; PP; Wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749149897     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.11     Document Type: Article

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