Effect of organoclay on mechanical and thermal properties of polycaprolactone/ chitosan/montmorillonite nanocomposites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1045-1054

  Abdolmohammadi, Sanaz ^a   Yunus, Wan Md Zin Wan ^a   Rahman, Mohamad Zaki Ab ^a   Azowa Ibrahim, Nor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

chitosan; mechanical properties; nanocomposites; organoclay; polycaprolactone; thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION AT BREAK; ION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MELT BLENDING; MICROCOMPOSITE; MODIFIED CLAYS; OCTADECYLAMINES; ORGANIC MODIFIER; SODIUM MONTMORILLONITE; TENSILE MEASUREMENTS; XRD;

BLENDING; CHITOSAN; CLAY MINERALS; ION EXCHANGE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; POLYCAPROLACTONE; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 81755184411     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411410338     Document Type: Article

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