Effectiveness of maleic anhydride grafted EPDM rubber (EPDM-g-MAH) as compatibilizer in NR/organoclay nanocomposites prepared by melt compounding

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1270-1284

  Tavakoli, Mitra ^a   Katbab, Ali Asghar ^a   Nazockdast, Hossein ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

compatibilizer; EPDM g MAH; melt compounding; nanocomposites; natural rubber (NR); organoclay

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; COMPATIBILIZATION; CURING BEHAVIOR; DAMPING BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; EPDM RUBBER; EPDM-G-MAH; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER; INTERFACIAL COMPATIBILIZERS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MATRIX; MELT COMPOUNDING; MELT MIXING PROCESS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; NANO LAYERS; NATURAL RUBBERS; POLYMER-FILLER; PROCESSABILITY; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; TEM; VISCOUS MOTION;

COMPATIBILIZERS; CURING; ELASTICITY; ETHYLENE; FILLED POLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; PROPYLENE; RHEOLOGY; RUBBER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

RUBBER COMPOUNDING;

EID: 79957860601     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2010.507439     Document Type: Article

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