Water Absorption and Hygrothermal Aging Behaviors of SEBS-g-MAH Toughened Poly(lactic acid)/Halloysite Nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 472-480

  Tham, W L ^a   Ishak, Z A Mohd ^a   Chow, W S ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Halloysite; Hygrothermal aging; Nanocomposites; Poly(lactic acid); Water absorption

Indexed keywords

BOND (MASONRY); DIFFUSION; KAOLINITE; LACTIC ACID; STYRENE; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION KINETICS; HALLOYSITE; HYGROTHERMAL AGING; HYGROTHERMAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT REDUCTIONS; NANOCLAY COMPOSITES; PHYSICAL CHANGES; POLY LACTIC ACID;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84897044818     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2013.845208     Document Type: Article

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