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. 2021 Jul 22;13(15):2399. doi: 10.3390/polym13152399

Figure 16.

Figure 16

Schematic representation of the exfoliation mechanism of the clay platelets during the twin-screw extrusion process: (a) fracture and sliding of the sheets, (b) intercalation, (c) exfoliation. Schematic figure based on Fornes [154] with permission from Elsevier.