Poly(vinyl chloride)-grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes via Friedel-Crafts alkylation

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 723-728

  Wu, X L ^a   Liu, P ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Friedel crafts alkylation; Nanomaterials; Polyvinyl chloride; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049290045     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.87     Document Type: Article

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