Polypropylene nanocomposites with thermally stable imidazolium modified clay: Mechanical modeling and effect of compatibilizer

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 453-474

  Mittal, V ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BASFSE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas permeation; Imidazolium modified montmorillonite; Mechanical modeling; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL NATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; GAS PERMEATION; IMIDAZOLIUM; IMIDAZOLIUM MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MATRIX; MECHANICAL MODELING; MODIFIED CLAYS; ORGANO-MONTMORILLONITE; OXYGEN PERMEATION; POLAR GROUPS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TENSILE MODULI; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMALLY STABLE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPATIBILIZERS; COMPOSITE FILMS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILICATE MINERALS; STEEL SHEET; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 69749109140     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705709099694     Document Type: Article

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