Surface phenomena and polymer miscibility of PVC/EVA blends

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1159-1165

  Monteiro, Elisabeth E C ^a   Thaumaturgo, Clelio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Interaction parameter; Interface; Kinetic parameters; Miscibility; Polymer blends; TGA

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPOLYMERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PYROLYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE; FLORY HUGGINS PARAMETERS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0031211979     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00001-8     Document Type: Article

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