Melt rheological and thermodynamic properties of polyethylene homopolymers and poly(ethylene/α-olefin) copolymers with respect to molecular composition and structure

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-137

  Kim, Y S ^a   Chung, C I ^a   Lai, S Y ^b   Hyun, K S ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; RHEOLOGY; STABILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

FLOW ACTIVATION ENERGY; FLOW STABILITY; LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; MELT INDEX; MELT RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; POLY(ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN) COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER; PSEUDOPLASTICITY; SHORT CHAIN BRANCHING;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0030567023     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19960103)59:1<125::aid-app18>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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