Effect of organic modification of sepiolite for PA 6 polymer/organoclay nanocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1429-1436

  García López, David ^a   Fernández, José Francisco ^b   Merino, Juan Carlos ^a,c   Santarén, Julio ^d   Pastor, José María ^a,c  

^a FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORT AND ENERGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^d Tolsa SA PO Box 38017 28080   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Nano composite; A. Nanoclays; B. Thermomechanical properties; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CRYSTALLINITIES; E. EXTRUSION; HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE; MATRIX; MELT EXTRUSION; NANO CLAYS; NEEDLE-LIKE; ORGANIC MODIFICATION; POLYAMIDE 6; POLYMERIC MATRICES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; SEPIOLITE CLAY; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRIMETHYL;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; EXTRUSION; MELT SPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NEEDLES; REINFORCEMENT;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CRYSTALLINITY; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTRUSION; NANOCOMPOSITE; NYLON 6; ORGANOCLAY;

EID: 77954382619     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.05.020     Document Type: Review

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