Novel anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam towards polyamide 6 containing nanofibrils

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-240

  Ahmadi, Shervin ^a   Morshedian, Jalil ^a   Hashemi, Seyed Ali ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^b   Leelapornpisit, Weawkamol ^b  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anionic polymerization; Caprolactam; Nanofibril; PA6; Reactive compounding

Indexed keywords

CAPROLACTAM; COMMERCIAL GRADE; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; IMPACT TEST; INITIATION TIME; INTERNAL MIXERS; MELT BLENDING; MELT POLYMERIZATION; NANO-FIBRILS; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYAMIDE 6; REACTIVE COMPOUNDING; RESIDUAL MONOMERS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION METHODS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BLENDING; CATALYSTS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; SODIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 77949407385     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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