Influence of rutile and anatase TiO2 nanoparticles on polyethylene properties

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-202

  Panaitescu, Denis Mihaela ^a   Radovici, Constantin ^a   Ghiurea, Marius ^a   Paven, Horia ^a   Iorga, Michaela Doina ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY AND PETROCHEMISTRY ICECHIM   (Romania)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Polyethy lene; Tio2

Indexed keywords

MASTERBATCH; MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NANOFILLER; NANOFILLER DISPERSIONS; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; RUTILE AND ANATASE; SEM; SHAPE AND SIZE; TIO;

DISPERSIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78751604891     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.531431     Document Type: Article

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