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Polymers - Research Output

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Kruger A, Focke WW, Kwela ZN, Fowles R: 2002. Effect of ferrous and ferric iron impurities on the crystallization of gypsum and sludge formation in wet-process phosphoric acid. Chemical Engineering Communications, 189, pp 684-694.

Focke WW, Verbeek CJR: 2002. Modelling the Young's modulus of platelet reinforced thermoplastic sheet composites. Composites, 33 (12) / Dec, pp 1697-1704.

Verbeek CJR: 2002. Effect of formulation variables on the mechanical properties of compression-moulded phlogopite/LLDPE composites. Composites, 33 (4), pp 589-593.

Focke WW, Manhique A, Carter (Quick) RM: 2002. Lattice model for estimating the opacity of white coatings. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 85 (5), pp 1139-1144.

Verbeek CJR: 2002. Highly filled polyethylene/phlogopite composites. Materials Letters, 52 (6), pp 453-457.

Verbeek CJR: 2002. Effect of preparation variables on the mechanical properties of compression-moulded phlogopite/LLDPE composites. Materials Letters, 56 (3), pp 226-231.

Waing-Fang S, Focke WW, Vuorinen E, Govender M, Gandini A: 2002. Synthesis of adhesive polyethylene polymers using free radical grafting in a compounding extruder. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 14 (2), pp 1-5.

Patents:

Verbeek CJR: 2002. A method of making a structural material. (2002/5480).

Focke WW, Labuschagne FJW, Mentz JC: 2002. Intumescent Flame Retardants. (2002/4876).

 

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