Extrusion and characterization of nanoclay filled polypropylene

This research was funded by the University College Ghent Research Fund and was partially realized through student exchange within the Erasmus EU exchange programme. The authors would like to thank Rockwood Additives (Southern Clay Products) for their technical assistance and for providing the materials. We would also like to thank all the staff at CPMT and IPC.

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