Comparing the continuous chaotic and shear mixing-induced morphology development of polyblend and its nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 989-995

  Li, Ke ^a   Huang, Han Xiong ^a   Jiang, Guo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chaotic mixing; Morphology development; Nanocomposite; Polymer blend; Shear mixing

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC MIXING; CLAY PLATELETS; CONTINUOUS STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC STORAGE; LAMELLAR LAYERS; LARGE PARTICLES; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MORPHOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; PP NANOCOMPOSITE; SCREW GEOMETRY; SHEAR MIXING; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER; SMALL DROPLETS;

BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; CLAY MINERALS; DROP FORMATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EXTRUDERS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PUMPING PLANTS;

MIXING;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NYLON 6; POLYMER BLEND; POLYPROPYLENE; SHEAR PROPERTY;

EID: 70449377440     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550903092468     Document Type: Article

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