Rheological analysis as a means for determining the silane crosslink network structure and content in crosslinked polymer composites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 636-641

  Sirisinha, Kalyanee ^a   Kamphunthong, Walailuck ^a  

^a Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Composites; Crosslinking; Ethylene octene copolymer; Silane

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; COMPOSITES; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; CROSSLINK; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKED COMPOSITES; ETHYLENE-OCTENE COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE-OCTENE COPOLYMERS; FTIR MEASUREMENTS; GEL CONTENTS; GEL DETERMINATION; IR ABSORPTION; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PARALLEL-PLATE RHEOLOGY; PARTICULATE FILLERS; RHEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; SILANE NETWORKS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; FILLERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GELATION; GELS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SILANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 67650066730     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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