International Journal of Polymer Science
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 3920524, 12 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3920524
Research Article
Study of Na-Montmorillonite–Polyamide Fiber/Polypropylene Hybrid Composite Prepared by Reactive Melt Mixing
1Unit of Emergent Research Materials, Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1 University, Setif, Algeria
2Materials Science and Engineering-Metallurgy Department, Jean Lamour Institute, UMR 7198 CNRS, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
Correspondence should be addressed to Samia Kerakra; moc.liamg@arkarekaimas
Received 23 May 2017; Revised 28 August 2017; Accepted 25 September 2017; Published 30 October 2017
Academic Editor: Cornelia Vasile
Copyright © 2017 Samia Kerakra 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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