Shear-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene based nanocomposites with montmorillonite

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-101

  Rozanski, A ^a   Monasse, B ^b   Szkudlarek, E ^a   Pawlak, A ^a   Piorkowska, E ^a   Galeski, A ^a   Haudin, J M ^b  

^a CENTRE OF MOLECULAR AND MACROMOLECULAR STUDIES   (Poland)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Isotactic polypropylene; Montmorillonite; Nanocomposites; Shear induced crystallization

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NUCLEATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEARING; SHEARING MACHINES; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOPLASTICS;

CLAY EXFOLIATIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PLANES; INDUCED NUCLEATIONS; INDUCED ORIENTATIONS; IR SPECTROSCOPIES; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATIONS; ISOTROPIC GROWTHS; LIGHT DEPOLARIZATIONS; LIGHT MICROSCOPIES; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITES; MONTMORILLONITE; ORIENTED CRYSTALS; PLATE SYSTEMS; SHEAR-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; SHEARING DIRECTIONS; SMALL POPULATIONS; STRONG ENHANCEMENTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 58149171891     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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