Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics study of LDPE/MWCNT nanocomposites: Effect of aspect ratio and surface modification

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 290-299

  Abbasi, Sarfraz H ^a   Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A ^a   Parvez, M Anwar ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

activation energy; aspect ratio; multiwall carbon nanotubes; nonisothermal crystallizatin kinetics; polyethylene nanocomposite; secondary crystallization

Indexed keywords

AVRAMI METHOD; COOLING RATES; CRYSTALLIZATION ONSET TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; HOFFMAN-LAURITZEN THEORIES; METHOD OF ANALYSIS; METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS; MO METHOD; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATIN KINETICS; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; POLYETHYLENE NANOCOMPOSITE; RATE PARAMETERS; RELATIVE CRYSTALLINITY; SECONDARY CRYSTALLIZATION; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; ISOTHERMS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 78649416430     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.32536     Document Type: Article

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