Microstructure and fracture behavior of polypropylene/nanoclay composites

Maleic anhydride modified polypropylene (MAPP) was compounded with commercially available surface modified montmorillonite in a twin screw extruder. Re-compounding ensured the removal of visible tactoids from extrudable while TEM and WAXD techniques showed non-uniform dispersion of clay platelets,...

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Main Author: Chen, Ling.
Other Authors: Lu, Xuehong
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5109
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University