Thermal and mechanical effects in polystyrene-montmorillonite nanocomposite foams

Cellular Polymers

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-94

  Ogunsona, Emmanuel ^a   Ogbomo, Sonny ^a   Nar, Mangesh ^a   Anne D'Souza, Nandika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES; STYRENE;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY DSC; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYZER; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; MONTMORILLONITE LAYERED SILICATE; MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES; NANO-FILLERS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FOAMS;

EID: 79959656699     PISSN: 02624893     EISSN: 14782421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026248931103000203     Document Type: Article

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