Polyethylene/Na +-montmorillonite composites prepared by slurry-fed melt intercalation: Response surface analysis of rheological behavior

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 977-988

  Shahabadi, Seyed Ismail Seyed ^a   Garmabi, Hamid ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

melt intercalation; nanoclay slurry; Nanocomposite; polyethylene; rheology

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGES; MELT INTERCALATION; MELT-INTERCALATION PROCESS; MONTMORILLONITE COMPOSITES; NANO CLAYS; PACKING DENSITY; RESPONSE SURFACE ANALYSIS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLAY MINERALS; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84864146532     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412441687     Document Type: Article

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