Effect of different compatibilisers on nanoclay dispersion, thermal stability, and burning behavior of polypropylene-nanoclay blends

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 816-824

  Kandola, Baljinder K ^a   Smart, Gillian ^a   Horrocks, A Richard ^a   Joseph, Paul ^b   Zhang, Sheng ^c   Hull, T Richard ^a   Ebdon, John ^d   Hunt, Barry ^d   Cook, Andy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compatibilser; Flammability; Nanoclays; Polypropylene; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermal analysis; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

FLAMMABILITY; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GRAFT-MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENES; NANOCLAYS;

COMPATIBILIZERS;

DISPERSION; FILM; GRAFT COPOLYMER; MOLDING; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYESTER; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER BLEND; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMAL STABILITY;

EID: 40949144506     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.27296     Document Type: Article

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