Preparation and characterization of UHMWPE/graphene nanocomposites using bi-supported ziegler-natta polymerization

International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials

Volumn 63, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 815-819

  Shafiee, M ^a   Ramazani, S A ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphene; polymerization; UHMWPE; Ziegler Natta

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GRAPHENE; MONOMERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENES; PRODUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGICAL INFORMATION; NANOPARTICLE CLUSTERS; PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE; REACTION TEMPERATURE; ZIEGLER NATTA POLYMERIZATION; ZIEGLER-NATTA;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84903715409     PISSN: 00914037     EISSN: 1563535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2014.886218     Document Type: Article

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