Effect of nanoclay on the mechanical and morphological properties of wood polymer nanocomposite

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 964-971

  Hemmasi, Amir Hooman ^a   Khademi Eslam, Habibolah ^a   Talaiepoor, Mohamad ^a   Kord, Behzad ^a   Ghasemi, Ismaeil ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hybrid composite; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Nanoclay; Wood flour

Indexed keywords

CLAY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION OF; D-SPACING; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FLEXURAL MODULUS; HYBRID COMPOSITE; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY LOADINGS; TENSILE MODULI; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD POLYMERS;

ELASTIC MODULI; IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ANATOMY; CLAY; COMPOSITES; ELASTICITY; IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77953171065     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408101790     Document Type: Article

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