Water transport properties of polyamide 6 based nanocomposites prepared by melt blending: On the importance of the clay dispersion state on the water transport properties at high water activity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 313, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 284-295

  Picard, E ^a   Gerard J F ^b   Espuche, E ^a  

^a Laboratoire des Materiaux Polymeres et des Biomateriaux UMR 5627   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Morphology; Nanocomposites; Polyamides; Water barrier properties

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SORPTION;

CLAY AGGREGATES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

POLYAMIDES;

MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYAMIDE; WATER;

CLAY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYAMIDES; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLAY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; FILM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 40849119787     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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