These are publications from the Research & Development Laboratories of Specialty Minerals Inc. (SMI) that discuss themes involved in the use or performance of SMI talcs used to provide reinforcement and stiffness to polypropylene, thermoplastic olefins (TPO) and other polyolefins, and to wood-polymer composites based on polyethylene.
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Polyolefin Reinforcement:
Brochure highlighting mineral additives for automotive thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)
Optimization of thermoplastic olefine (TPO) performance with fine and ultrafine talcs
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- Chinese:
Wernett, P. and Li, G.; April, 2006 - ChinaPlas 2006 Seminar
Review of reinforcement of polypropylene with minerals
Xia, Z.; April, 2006 – Society of Plastics Engineers, New Jersey and Palisades Sections Joint Meeting
Effect of talc mineral fillers on the physical properties of ethylene-octene/polypropylene blends
Wernett, P., Wiebking, H. and Prendes, D.; October 2004—Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive TPO Global Conference
Breaking barriers to higher output rates with densified ultrafine talc during melt compounding on the co-rotating intermeshing twin screw extruder
Radosta, J. and Beecher, E.; 2000 - Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference Vol. 1, p 239-241
Wood Polymer Composite Reinforcement:
Effect of different mineral types upon the performance characteristics of WPC decking boards
Dombrowski, T., Mueller, W., Gardner, D. and O'Neill, S.; November, 2005—The Global Outlook for Natural Fiber and Wood Composites Conference
Fillers In Plastics:
Fillers: Types, Properties, and Performance
Mathur, K. and Vanderheiden, D.; 2001 Polymer Modifiers and Additives, p. 125-171
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