Isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 553, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-48

  Ferreira, C I ^a   Dal Castel, C ^a   Oviedo, M A S ^b   Mauler, R S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Braskem SA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Graphite; Isothermal crystallization; Nanocomposites; Non isothermal crystallization

Indexed keywords

AVRAMI ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE; GRAPHENE LAYERS; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MELT-COMPOUNDING; MOLTEN STATE; NONISOTHERMAL; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; NUCLEATING AGENTS; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES; PP MATRIX; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ISOTHERMS;

EID: 84871683256     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.11.025     Document Type: Article

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