Composites of polypropylene melt blended with synthesized silica nanoparticles

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 535-540

  Palza, H ^a   Vergara, R ^a   Zapata, P ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermal properties; D. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATED STRUCTURES; INERT ATMOSPHERES; LAYERED PARTICLES; LAYERED SILICA; LOAD TRANSFER; MATRIX COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; NANO-FILLERS; OXIDATIVE CONDITIONS; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; PARTICLE SURFACE; PLAUSIBLE MECHANISMS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES; POLYPROPYLENE MELTS; SOL-GEL METHODS; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; STRESS-STRAIN TESTS; SYNTHESIZED SILICA; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES; VOLATILE PRODUCTS;

ADSORPTION; ASPECT RATIO; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEGRADATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SPHERES; STABILIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951511384     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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