Effect of aminomethoxy silane and olefin block copolymer on rheomechanical and morphological behavior of fly ash-filled polypropylene composites

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 607-618

  Ares, Ana ^a   Pardo, Santiago G ^a   Abad, María J ^a   Cano, Jesús ^a   Barral, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Morphology; Olefin block copolymer; Polypropylene; Rheology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953081981     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-009-0417-1     Document Type: Article

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