Polypropylene (PP)/Clay Nanocomposites
In Polypropylene (PP)/Clay Nanocomposites, PP resins form the continuous phase containing dispersed clay nanoparticles. (RDC 5/16/2009) Polyester Nanocomposites
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. 3/13/2009 Preparation and Properties of Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites using an Organoclay Modified through Solid State Method (5-16) Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 28 #1 (2009) Preparation of Recycled Polypropylene/ Organophilic Modified Layered Silicates Nanocomposites Part I: The Recycling Process of Polypropylene and the Mechanical Properties of Recycled Polypropylene/Organoclay Nanocomposites (1983-2000) Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 27 #18 (2008) 3/6/2009 Mechanical and tribological behavior of clay–polypropylene nanocomposites (7230-7238) Journal of Materials Science 43 #22 (2008) 2/27/2009 Polypropylene/clay nanocomposites: Effect of different clays and compatibilizers on their morphology (p 1278-1286) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 112 #3 (2009) 2/27/2009 Influence of nanoclay and coupling agent on the physical and mechanical properties of polypropylene/bagasse nanocomposite (p 1386-1390) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 112 #3 (2009) 1/23/2009 Preparation of polypropylene-clay nanocomposites by the co-intercalation of modified polypropylene and short-chain amide molecules (p 320-334) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 112 #1 (2009) 10/31/1008 Mechanical properties of polypropylene/clay nanocomposites: Effect of clay content, polymer/clay compatibility, and processing conditions (p 768-778) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 111 #2 (2009) 9/26/2008 Effect of chemical treatments on the mechanical, flow, and morphological properties of talc- and kaolin-filled polypropylene hybrid composites (p 2770-2779) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #5 (2008) 9/19/2008 Polypropylene/clay nanocomposites prepared by in situ grafting-melt intercalation with a novel cointercalating monomer (p 616-623) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #1 (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.