Effect of Type of Surfactants and Organoclay Loading on the Mechanical Properties of EVOH/Clay Nanocomposite Blown Films

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1173-1180

  Somwangthanaroj, Anongnat ^a   Photyotin, Khamkaew ^a   Limpanart, Sarintorn ^b   Tanthapanichakoon, Wiwut ^a,c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EVOH; Nanocomposite; Organoclay; Tensile properties; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BLOWN-FILMS; CLAY DISPERSION; ELONGATION AT BREAK; EVOH; OXYETHYLENE; REPEATING UNIT;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANOCLAY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

LOADING;

EID: 84864623512     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.694950     Document Type: Article

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