Polylactide (PLA)-clay nanocomposites prepared by melt compounding in the presence of a chain extender

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 608-615

  Najafi, N ^a   Heuzey, M C ^a   Carreau, P J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Rheology; D. X ray diffraction (XRD)

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); CHAIN EXTENDERS; CLAY DISPERSION; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; CLOISITE; D. X-RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD); DRAWABILITY; MELT MIXING; MELT-COMPOUNDING; NANO CLAYS; POLYLACTIDES; PROCESSING CONDITION; SEM AND TEM; SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; WELL-DISPERSED;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84857141835     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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