Review: A review: Polystyrene/clay nanocomposites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 446-459

  Panwar, Artee ^a   Choudhary, Veena ^a   Sharma, D K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

intercalation; melt blending; nanocomposites; organoclay; polystyrene; solution casting

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MELT BLENDING; MELT INTERCALATION; NANO CLAYS; POLYSTYRENE NANOCOMPOSITES; PROCESSING CONDITION; SOLUTION CASTING;

BLENDING; IN SITU PROCESSING; ORGANOCLAY; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 79955086417     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411399132     Document Type: Review

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