Effects of halloysite nanotube orientation on crystallization and thermal stability of polypropylene nanocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1601-1608

  Wang, Bin ^a   Huang, Han Xiong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Halloysite nanotube; Nanocomposites; Polypropylene; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION STAGES; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES; HIGH COOLING RATES; NUCLEATING ACTIVITY; POLYPROPYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; SIMULTANEOUS THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; STABILIZING EFFECTS; WATER-ASSISTED INJECTION MOLDING;

COOLING; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NANOTUBES; POLYPROPYLENES; SHEAR FLOW; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84881122214     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.06.022     Document Type: Article

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