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Photo-degradation studies of zinc oxide filled polypropylene nanocomposites

  • Hongxia Zhao
  • , Robert K. Y. Li

    Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

    Abstract

    With the rapid developments in polymer matrix nanocomposites, there is growing interest in understanding their behaviors under adverse service conditions. A simple literature search will show the tremendous number of publications on montmorillonite (MMT) filled nanocomposites. It is therefore natural to see that the degradation behaviors for MMT filled nanocomposites have also received a number of detailed studies [1–10]. It was observed that by introducing MMT particles into LDPE [5] and PP [6, 7] matrices, the rate of photo-oxidative degradation was much faster than the corresponding unfilled matrixes. Furthermore, the dispersion state of the MMT particles did not seem to have influence on the photo-degradation rate [5].
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
    PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
    Pages519-523
    ISBN (Electronic)0-7918-3790-4
    ISBN (Print)0-7918-4773-X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2006
    Event2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006 - Chicago, IL, United States
    Duration: 5 Nov 200610 Nov 2006

    Conference

    Conference2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006
    PlaceUnited States
    CityChicago, IL
    Period5/11/0610/11/06

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