Morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of biodegradable poly(butylene succinate)/poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/clay nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1571-1580

  Ibrahim, N A ^a   Chieng, B W ^a   Wan Yunus, W M Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Nanocomposite; Organoclay

Indexed keywords

ADIPATES; BASAL SPACING; BIODEGRADABLE; CATION EXCHANGES; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; FRACTURE SURFACES; OCTADECYLAMINES; POLY (BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); SEM MICROGRAPHS; SODIUM MONTMORILLONITE; TENSILE MODULI; TEREPHTHALATE; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; XRD;

BUTENES; CLAY MINERALS; ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78649959073     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.512337     Document Type: Article

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