Thermal stability and degradation of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A epoxy modified with different nanoclays exposed to UV radiation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 759-770

  Tcherbi Narteh, Alfred ^a   Hosur, Mahesh ^a   Triggs, Eldon ^a   Jeelani, Shaik ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; DGEBA e diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A; MMT e montmorillonite nanoclay; Thermal stability; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; DEGRADATION; EPOXY RESINS; ETHERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHENOLS; RADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

CLOISITE 30B; DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL-A; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EPOXY COMPOSITE; EXPOSED TO; MONTMORILLONITE NANOCLAY; NANO CLAYS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84875437578     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.12.013     Document Type: Article

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