The physical and mechanical properties of beta-nucleated polypropylene/montmorillonite nanocomposites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1066-1076

  Prachum, Yongyut ^a,b   Adam Strauss, Roman Helmuth ^b   Kiatkamjornwong, Suda ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b IRPC Public Company Limited   (Thailand)

Author keywords

nanocomposites; nucleation; organoclay; spherulites; stiffness

Indexed keywords

ARYL AMIDE; CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; CRYSTAL MODIFICATIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION PEAK TEMPERATURES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; CYCLE TIME; FLEXURAL MODULUS; HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS; MELT CRYSTALLIZATION; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ORGANO-MONTMORILLONITE; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PP NANOCOMPOSITE; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SPHERULITES; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TENSILE ELONGATION; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

AMIDES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; IMPACT STRENGTH; NANOCOMPOSITES; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79960108072     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.34209     Document Type: Article

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