Polyethylene (PE)/Clay Nanocomposites
In Polyethylene (PE)/Clay Nanocomposites, polyethylene resins form the continuous matrix containing dispersed clay nanoparticles. (RDC 5/12/2009)
Recent US Patents
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Recent Journal Articles
To get to the abstract or article, copy the citation and paste it into favorite search engine (ex. Google). The date is the date the entry was found. 7/24/2009 Effect of extrusion and photo-oxidation on polyethylene/clay nanocomposites (1571-1588) Polymer Degradation and Stability 94 #9 (2009) 3/13/2009 Influence of the compatibilizer polarity and molar mass on the morphology and the gas barrier properties of polyethylene/clay nanocomposites (p 2593-2604) Journal of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics 46, #23 (2008) 2/20/2009 In situ polymerization of ethylene using metallocene catalysts: Effect of clay pretreatment on the properties of highly filled polyethylene nanocomposites (p 5390-5403) Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 46 #16 (2008) 10/24/2008 Evaluation of Polyethylene/Organoclay Nanocomposites by Low-field Nuclear Relaxation (1119 – 1123) International Journal of Polymeric Materials 57 #12 (2008)
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Editor's Notes
As the literature is reviewed, and items of interest concerning this topic are found. These may be added in an abbreviated form with the reference. Readers and contributors are invited to add their own notes. Contributors may add them directly and other readers can simply send their notes to the editor, Roger Corneliussen at rcorneliussen@4spe.org. He may edit and add them to this page at his discretion.