Accelerating effect of montmorillonite on oxidative degradation of polyethylene nanocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 672-676

  Kumanayaka, T O ^a   Parthasarathy, R ^a   Jollands, M ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Photo oxidation; Polyethylene; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATING EFFECT; CHEMICAL CHANGE; COBALT STEARATE; NANO CLAYS; OXIDATIVE AGING; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; PHOTO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLYETHYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PRO-OXIDANTS; UV IRRADIATION;

BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; CERIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CLAY MINERALS; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; FILLED POLYMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL COMPLEXES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PACKAGING MATERIALS; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOPLASTICS; WEATHERING;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 77349105294     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.036     Document Type: Article

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