Investigation of the shear stress effect on montmorillonite platelet aspect ratio by atomic force microscopy

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 21-28

  Cao, Ting ^a   Fasulo, Paula D ^b   Rodgers, William R ^b  

^a MEDA Engineering and Technical Services LLC   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Aspect ratio; Cloisite; Polymer nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLAY MINERALS; EXTRUSION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATELETS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SODIUM;

CLOISITE; EXTRUSION PROCESS; MINERAL PARTICLES; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; STRESS CONDITION; STRESS EFFECTS; ULTRA-SONICATION;

ASPECT RATIO;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITE; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER; SHEAR STRESS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 83955161844     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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