Synthesis and thermal analysis of branched and "kinked" poly (ethylene terephthalate)

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 309-317

  Jayakannan, M ^a   Ramakrishnan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Branched poly (ethylene terephthalate); Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; POLYCONDENSATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

BRANCHING; CRYSTALLINITY; KINKS; SELF CONDENSATION;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0031698082     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(19980130)36:2<309::AID-POLA14>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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