Thermal stability of high density polyethylene-fumed silica nanocomposites

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 863-873

  Dorigato, A ^a   Pegoretti, A ^a   Frache, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Polyethylene; Silica; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CONE CALORIMETER; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; FILLER CONCENTRATION; FILLER CONTENTS; FILLER LOADING; FINE DISPERSIONS; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; FUMED SILICA NANOPARTICLES; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HIGH DENSITY; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; MASS LOSS RATE; MELT-COMPOUNDING; POLYETHYLENE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICA NANOCOMPOSITES; TIME TO IGNITION;

DEGRADATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FILLERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; SILICA; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; YIELD STRESS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84864595010     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2421-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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