Chemical modification routes of synthetic talc: Influence on its nucleating power and on its dispersion state

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 109-110, Issue , 2015, Pages 107-118

  Fiorentino, Brice ^a   Fulchiron, René ^a   Bounor Legaré, Véronique ^a   Majesté, Jean Charles ^a   Leblond, Jérome Crépin ^b   Duchet Rumeau, Jannick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b IMERYS MINERALS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Natural and synthetic talcs; Nucleating effect; Polypropylene; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DISPERSIONS; HEAT SHIELDING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CATION EXCHANGES; DISPERSION CAPACITY; DISPERSION STATE; NUCLEATING AGENTS; NUCLEATING EFFECT; ORGANOPHILIC SURFACE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODIFICATION; SILANE-GRAFTING;

TALC;

EID: 84936093717     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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