Effect of malonic acid treatment on crystal structure, melting behavior, morphology, and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene/nano-CaCO 3 composites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 831-845

  Li, Lin ^a   Dou, Qiang ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

crystalline form; composite; malonic acid; nano calcium carbonate; polypropylene

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLINE FORM; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTICS; MALONIC ACID; MATRIX; MELTING BEHAVIOR; NANO CALCIUM CARBONATE; NANO-CACO; NOTCHED IMPACT STRENGTH; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; SEM; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM; CARBONATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

EID: 79952634072     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2010.483392     Document Type: Article

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