Microstructure and dynamic mechanical analysis of extruded layered silicate PVC nanocomposites

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1168-1176

  Romero Guzmán, Maria Eugenia ^a   Romo Uribe, Angel ^a   Ovalle García, Erasmo ^a   Olayo, Roberto ^b   Cruz Ramos, Carlos A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Nanoclay; Polymer nanocomposite; Polyvinyl chloride; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BENTONITE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COUPLING AGENTS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; GLASS TRANSITION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELT SPINNING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SILICATES; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TG; LAYERED SILICATES; MELT EXTRUSIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANO CLAYS; NANO STRUCTURING; NANOCLAY; NANOPLATES; OPTICAL-; OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT; POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC); POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; TWO TYPES; WIDE ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; X-RAY SCATTERING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ANISOTROPY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 52949098273     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1098     Document Type: Article

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