Recent developments in phase separation of polyolefin melt blends

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2329-2353

  Crist, Buckley ^a   Hill, Mary J ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neutron scattering; Phase separation; Polyolefins; Random copolymers; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYOLEFINS; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

RANDOM COPOLYMERS; SATURATED HYDROCARBON POLYMERS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0031257515     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(199710)35:14<2329::AID-POLB12>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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