Organically modified hydrotalcite for compounding and spinning of polyethylene nanocomposites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 936-949

  Dabrowska, I ^a,b   Fambri, L ^a,b   Pegoretti, A ^a,b   Ferrara, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INTERUNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTM   (Italy)

^c LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber spinning; Hydrotalcite; Mechanical roperties; Nanocomposites; Polyethylene (HDPE)

Indexed keywords

CO-ROTATING TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; FIBER SPINNING; HYDROTALCITES; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; MECHANICAL ROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYOLEFIN NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MELT SPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

EID: 84883336340     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.91     Document Type: Article

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