Epoxy-nanocomposites containing exfoliated zirconium phosphate: Preparation via cationic photopolymerisation and physicochemical characterisation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2487-2493

  Bongiovanni, R ^a   Casciola, M ^b   Di Gianni, A ^a   Donnadio, A ^b   Malucelli, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical analysis; Epoxy nanocomposite; Photochemical processing; Thermogravimetric analysis; Zirconium phosphate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ALCOHOLS; BARRIER EFFECTS; CHARACTERISATION; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITE; EPOXYCYCLOHEXANE; FILLER PARTICLES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSING; PHOTOPOLYMERISATION; POLYMERISATION; REAL-TIME FT-IR; TEM; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY; X- RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBOXYLATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FILLERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GELATION; GELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATES; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 68549109533     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.06.022     Document Type: Article

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