Polypropylene/calcium carbonate nanocomposites - effects of processing techniques and maleated polypropylene compatibiliser

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 611-620

  Fuad, M Y A ^a   Hanim, H ^a   Zarina, R ^a   Ishak, Z A Mohd ^b   Hassan, Azman ^c  

^a Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia Berhad   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Melt compounding; Nano sized calcium carbonate; Nanocomposites; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049318583     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.76     Document Type: Article

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