Polymer nanocomposites from modified clays: Recent advances and challenges

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-187

  Kotal, Moumita ^a   Bhowmick, Anil K ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Clays; Modification; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Polymer

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CLAY; KAOLINITE; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS;

HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; MODIFICATION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYMER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; POTENTIAL RESEARCHES; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84946564313     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2015.10.001     Document Type: Review

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