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Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference

Date: 
May 1, 2012 - 8:00am - 5:00pm

Location:
MSU Management Education Center,
811 W. Square Lake Rd. at Crooks Rd.,
Troy (Detroit area), MI.

Event Information:
The SPE Detroit Section and the SPE Automotive Division have developed a one-day multi-session technical conference and exhibition specifically focused on engineering thermoplastics and thermosets for the automotive industry.

Polypropylene (PP) /Clay Nanocomposites

In Polypropylene (PP) /Clay Nanocomposites, PP resins form a continuous matrix containing dispersed clay nanoparticles. R.D. Corneliussen 9/24/2009

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. 8/14/2009 Effect of clay/water ratio during bentonite clay organophilization on the characteristics of the organobentonites and its polypropylene nanocomposites (p 1696-1702) Polymer Engineering & Science 49 #9 (2009) Optimization of the mechanical properties of polypropylene-based nanocomposite via the addition of a combination of organoclays (1199-1209) Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 40 #8 (2009) Dynamic mechanical study of clay dispersion in maleated polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites (p 1218-1225) Polymer Composites 30 #9 (2009) 08/07/2009 Effect of Clay Types on the Mechanical, Dynamic Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposites (976 – 988) Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering 48 #9 (2009)

Review Articles

To get to the abstract and the article, open up your internet search engine and copy the title to the search box. Once on the Journal's website, find the year and issue. Then scroll to the article. The date is the date of the entry made on this page. 

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.

 

Applications

Application or design is putting polymers to work. These applications are the payoff for the science and technology behind polymers. An application is the use of polymers for a practical purpose other than discovery and learning. (RDC 3/25/2009)

 

Automotive

Automotive manufacturers, molders, material suppliers, tooling suppliers, technical/service suppliers.

Divisions are technical groups that are organized around a specific process or application in the plastics industry. Division participants can attend technical conferences, network with colleagues, publish and present technical information and research, and stay current with news and information through Division newsletters and conference proceedings.
 

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