The impact of the nature of nanoclay on physical and mechanical properties of polypropylene/reed flour nanocomposites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 717-727

  Najafi, Abdollah ^a   Kord, Behzad ^a   Abdi, Ali ^a   Ranaee, Saeed ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

mechanical properties; nanoclay; nanocomposite; physical properties; polypropylene; reed flour

Indexed keywords

CLAY LAYERS; D-SPACING; MALEATED POLYPROPYLENES; MASS RATIO; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MELT-COMPOUNDING; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY LOADINGS; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REED FLOUR; WATER UPTAKE;

COUPLING AGENTS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84865516952     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705711412813     Document Type: Article

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