Study on the rheological behavior of the polyethylene/polypropylene blend nanocomposites

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1087-1097

  Aalaie, Jamal ^a   Dashtaki, Fatemeh ^a   Hemmati, Mahmood ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

blends; nanocomposite; polyethylene; polypropylene; rheology; XRD

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE RULE; ARRHENIUS-TYPE EQUATION; BLENDS; CAPILLARY RHEOMETER; CLAY LAYERS; FLOW ACTIVATION ENERGY; INTERCALATED STRUCTURES; INTERNAL MIXERS; LOW LEVEL; MELT MIXING; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; NANO CLAYS; NANOCOMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURE; NEGATIVE DEVIATIONS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SHEAR RATES; SHEAR-THINNING BEHAVIOR; STEADY SHEAR VISCOSITY; X-RAY STUDIES; XRD;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CLAY MINERALS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 79957463711     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2010.497691     Document Type: Article

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