Influence of calcium carbonate nanoparticles on the crystallization of olypropylene

Materials Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-527

  Eirasa, Daniel ^a   Pessan, Luiz Antonio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Crystallization; Nanocomposites; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYPROPYLENES;

CRYSTALLINITY DEGREE; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION TIME; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; NUCLEATION EFFECT; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBONATION;

EID: 76649101062     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-14392009000400024     Document Type: Article

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