Effect of clay modification on the structure and mechanical properties of polyamide-6 nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-15

  Naveau, Elodie ^a   Dominkovics, Zita ^b,c   Detrembleur, Christophe ^a   Jérôme, Christine ^a   Hári, József ^b,c   Renner, Károly ^b,c   Alexandre, Michaël ^a   Pukánszky, Béla ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Organophilisation; PA clay nanocomposites; Phosphonium salt; Reinforcement; Structure

Indexed keywords

EXFOLIATION; ORGANOPHILISATION; PA/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOSPHONIUM SALTS; STRUCTURE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 78649636247     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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