Crystallisation behaviour and morphological characteristics of poly(propylene)/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-34

  Kaganj, Amir Bahram ^a,b   Rashidi, Ali Morad ^b   Arasteh, Rouhollah ^b,c   Taghipoor, Sohrab ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crystallisation; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposites; Poly(propylene)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PROPYLENE; PUMPING PLANTS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONTINUOUS SCANNING; CRYSTALLISATION; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; NANO FILLERS; NUCLEANT; POLY(PROPYLENE); PP MATRIXES; WELL-DISPERSED; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 61549142967     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080802688427     Document Type: Article

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