The influence of modified zeolites as nucleating agents on crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of polypropylene

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3804-3809

  Lv, Zhiping ^a   Wang, Kunjun ^a   Qiao, Zhihua ^a   Wang, Wenjie ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Crystallization; Modified zeolite; Nucleating agent; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES TEST; MELT BLENDING; MODIFIED ZEOLITE; NUCLEATING AGENT; NUCLEATING AGENTS; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER; SPHERULITE MORPHOLOGY; VICAT SOFTENING TEMPERATURE; XRD; ZEOLITE 13X; ZEOLITE 5A;

BENDING STRENGTH; BLENDING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EXTRUDERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SILICATE MINERALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZEOLITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 77953285302     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.03.028     Document Type: Article

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