Thermal, Dynamic Mechanical, and Barrier Studies of Potassium Permanganate-LDPE Nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-132

  Khosravi, Rahim ^a   Hashemi, Seyed Ali ^a   Sabet, Seyed Alireza ^a   Rezadoust, Amir Masoud ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Barrier properties; Dynamic mechanical; LDPE; Potassium permanganate; Thermal

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FRUIT INDUSTRY; IN-DEGREE; NOVEL MATERIALS; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; THERMAL;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POTASSIUM;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84873681296     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.719056     Document Type: Article

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