Compatibilised LDPE/LLDPE/nanoclay nanocomposites: I. Structural, mechanical, and thermal properties

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 187-196

  Hemati, Farkhondeh ^a   Garmabi, Hamid ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AFM; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Thermal properties; XRD

Indexed keywords

AFM; DIFFERENT ORDER; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; XRD; XRD PATTERNS;

NANOCOMPOSITES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78751689560     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20377     Document Type: Article

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