The effect of interfacial modification on the properties of reactively processed polypropylene/clay nanocomposites

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-370

  Khunova V ^a   Kelnar, I ^b   Liauw, C M ^c   Lukac P ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1,3 phenylene dimaleimide; coupling agent; montmorillonite; Nanocomposite; polyolefins; reactive processing

Indexed keywords

1,3-PHENYLENE DIMALEIMIDE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; EFFECTIVE DISPERSION; FRACTURE SURFACES; GAS BARRIER; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL MODIFICATION; INTERFACIAL MODIFIERS; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MICRO-COMPOSITES; OCTADECYL; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; POLYPROPYLENE HOMOPOLYMER; REACTIVE COUPLING; REACTIVE PROCESSING; SEM IMAGING; TENSILE MEASUREMENTS;

ADHESION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; COUPLING AGENTS; DISPERSIONS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATELETS; POLYOLEFINS; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 80051702029     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092764411X584496     Document Type: Article

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