Clay mineral properties responsible for clay-based polymer nanocomposite (CPN) performance

CMS Workshop Lectures

Volumn 15, Issue , 2007, Pages 61-97

  Bergaya, Faïza ^a   Lagaly, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER;

EID: 56649095758     PISSN: 1521740X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1346/cms-wls-15.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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