Study of the dispersion of nanoclays in a LDPE matrix using microscopy and in-process ultrasonic monitoring

Polymer Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-287

  Villanueva, M P ^a   Cabedo, L ^a   Gimenez E ^a   Lagaron J M ^b   Coates, P D ^c   Kelly, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Kaolinite; Montmorillonite; Nanocomposites; Organoclay; Polyethylene; Ultrasound attenuation

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; EXTRUSION; KAOLINITE; MELT SPINNING; MONITORING; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANOCLAY; POLYMER MELTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

AGGREGATE SIZES; DISPERSION LEVELS; FILLED POLYMERS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; IN PROCESS; IN-LINE MONITORING; LOW ENERGIES; MACROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS; MATRIXES; MELT EXTRUSIONS; MELT POLYMERS; MICROSCOPIC STUDIES; MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCLAYS; PEAK HEIGHTS; RHEOLOGICAL DATUM; RHEOMETRY; SEM; SIGNAL LOSS; SMALL AMPLITUDES; TEM; TRANSIT TIME; TWIN-SCREW EXTRUSIONS; ULTRASONIC MONITORING; ULTRASOUND ATTENUATION; ULTRASOUND WAVES; WIDE ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERINGS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 63649139091     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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