Effect of processing method on morphological and rheological properties of PC/CaCO3 nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 788-793

  Yin, Chao Lu ^a   Liu, Zheng Ying ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Feng, Jian Min ^a   Yang, Ming Bo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous suspension; Dispersion; Polycarbonate; Rheology

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSION; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; MANUFACTURING METHODS; MATRIX; MELT FLOW RATE; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; NANO CALCIUM CARBONATE; NANO POWDERS; PARTICLE DISPERSION; PROCESSING METHOD; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

CALCIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PLASTICITY; PROCESSING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

DISPERSION; EXTRUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYCARBONATE; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 70449435960     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550902824705     Document Type: Article

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