The effect of the structure of clay and clay modifier on polystyrene-clay nanocomposite morphology: A review

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1433-1444

  Akbari, Abozar ^a   Talebanfard, Samin ^b   Hassan, Azman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Intercalation; Morphology; Polystyrene= clay nanocomposite; Saxs; Structure; Tem; Xrd

Indexed keywords

EXFOLIATION; POLYSTYRENE= CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE; SAXS; STRUCTURE; TEM; XRD;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 78649700649     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.496407     Document Type: Article

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