Reinforcement of the gas barrier properties of polyethylene and polyamide through the nanocomposite approach: Key factors and limitations;Renforcement des propriétés barrière aux gaz de matrices polyéthylène et polyamide par l’approche nanocomposite: Facteurs clés et limitations

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 237-249

  Picard, E ^a,b   Gerard J F ^a,c   Espuche, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COMPATIBILIZERS; DISPERSIONS; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; CLAY DELAMINATION; GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES; GAS TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GRAFTED POLYETHYLENE; INTERFACIAL AGENTS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; NANOCOMPOSITE MORPHOLOGY;

ORGANOCLAY;

COMPOSITE; GAS TRANSPORT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANOCLAY; POLYMER; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 84927759469     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2013145     Document Type: Article

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