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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 250364, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/250364
Research Article

Thermal Effect of Ceramic Nanofiller Aluminium Nitride on Polyethylene Properties

Omer Bin Sohail,1 P. A. Sreekumar,1 S. K. De,1 Masihullah Jabarullah Khan,1 Abbas Hakeem,2 Ahmad A. Alshaiban,3 and Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi1,4

1Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 5050, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
2Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
3Polymers Research, Operations & Maintenance, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Riyadh 13244, Saudi Arabia
4Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals (CoRE-PRP), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

Received 2 June 2012; Accepted 2 July 2012

Academic Editor: Chunyi Zhi

Copyright © 2012 Omer Bin Sohail et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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