Influence of twin-screw processing conditions on structure and properties of polypropylene - Organoclay nanocomposites

International Polymer Processing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 517-526

  Domenech, T ^a   Peuvrel Disdier, E ^a   Vergnes, B ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARREL TEMPERATURE; DILUTION METHOD; DYNAMIC RHEOMETRY; EXTRUSION CONDITIONS; EXTRUSION PARAMETER; FEED-RATES; INTERLAYER DISTANCE; KEY PARAMETERS; MALEATED POLYPROPYLENES; MASS FRACTION; MASTERBATCH; MICROSTRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; NANO-COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; ORGANO-MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITES; ORGANOCLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; PROCESSING CONDITION; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREW SPEED; SPECIFIC MECHANICAL ENERGY; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

AGGLOMERATION; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCREWS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84869837494     PISSN: 0930777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/217.2591     Document Type: Article

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