Study on properties of nanocomposites based on HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC, wood and clay

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1875-1892

  Deka, Biplab K ^a   Maji, Tarun K ^a   Mandal, Manabendra ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Nanocomposites; Polymers; Thermostability; Wood

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SP; GROWTH OF BACTERIA; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; LOSS MODULI; NANO CLAYS; SEM STUDY; SILICATE LAYERS; SOLUTION BLENDING; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER VAPOUR; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD POLYMERS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BLENDING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SILICATES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD; XYLENE;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; MIXING; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SILICATES; SOLVENTS; THERMAL STABILITY; WOOD; XYLENES;

EID: 84855685208     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-011-0529-5     Document Type: Article

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