Comparison of the morphology and mechanical properties of unmodified and surface-modified nanosized calcium carbonate in a polypropylene matrix

Polymer Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 464-471

  Etelaaho P ^a   Haveri, S ^a   Jarvela P ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL GRADE; FILLER CONTENTS; MATRIX; MATRIX MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANO-FILLERS; NANO-SIZED CALCIUM CARBONATE; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; SURFACE-MODIFIED; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSIONS; FILLERS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEARIC ACID; SURFACES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79951768380     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.21065     Document Type: Article

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