Influence of clay mineral structure and polyamide polarity on the structural and morphological properties of clay polypropylene/polyamide nanocomposites

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 135, Issue , 2017, Pages 253-259

  Beuguel, Quentin ^a   Ville, Julien ^a   Crepin Leblond, Jérôme ^a   Mederic, Pascal ^a   Aubry, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Montmorillonite; Morphology; Polypropylene polyamide blends; Structure; Synthetic talc

Indexed keywords

FILLED POLYMERS; MINERALS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYPROPYLENES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TALC;

MINERAL NANOPARTICLES; MINERAL STRUCTURE; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; STERIC REPULSIONS; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL DEFECT; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

CLAY MINERALS;

INHIBITION; MONTMORILLONITE; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 84994449188     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2016.09.034     Document Type: Article

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