Effect of modification of montmorillonite on the cellular structure and mechanical properties of ethylene vinyl acetate/clay nanocomposite foams

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1170-1179

  Ma, Jianzhong ^a,b   Deng, Fuquan ^a,b   Xue, Chaohua ^a,b   Duan, Zhouyang ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; foam; modification; montmorillonite

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CELLULAR MICROSTRUCTURE; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CURING PRESSURE; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; INTERCALATING AGENTS; INTERCALATION EFFECT; MELT BLENDING; MODIFICATION; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; OCTADECYL; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TETRAALKYLAMMONIUM; TRIMETHYL;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BLENDING; CAPILLARY FLOW; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; FOAMS; INTERCALATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY);

EID: 84865478033     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412455856     Document Type: Article

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