Small angle neutron scattering investigations of melt miscibility and phase segregation in blends of linear and branched polyethylenes as a function of the branch content

Macromolecules

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 561-566

  Alamo, R G ^a   Graessley, W W ^b   Krishnamoorti, R ^c   Lohse, D J ^d   Londono, J D ^e   Mandelkern, L ^f   Stehling, F C ^d   Wignall, G D ^e  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; MIXING; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; SOLUBILITY;

BRANCH CONTENT; BRANCHING; MELT MISCIBILITY; PHASE SEGREGATION; SMALL ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0031076125     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma961196j     Document Type: Article

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