Basic structural and properties relationship of recyclable microfibrillar composite materials from immiscible plastics blends: An introduction

Micro and Nano Fibrillar Composites (MFCs and NFCs) from Polymer Blends

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 1-25

  Mishra, Raghvendra Kumar ^a,b   Maria, H J ^a   Joseph, K ^b   Thomas, Sabu ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Blends; In situ; Micro nanofibrils; Morphology; Parameters; Polymer polymer composites; Processing; Properties; Recycling

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; ELASTOMERS; IN SITU PROCESSING; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC RECYCLING; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROCESSING; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TEXTILE BLENDS; THERMAL POLLUTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION PROPERTIES; MICRO/NANOFIBRILS; MICROFIBRILLAR COMPOSITE; PARAMETERS; PLASTIC POLLUTIONS; POLYMER TECHNOLOGY; POLYMER-POLYMER COMPOSITES; PROPERTIES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 85032153142     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-101991-7.00001-7     Document Type: Chapter

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