Coalescence and interfacial tension measurements for polymer melts: Experiments on a PS-PE model system

Polymer

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 765-772

  Schoolenberg, G E ^a   During, F ^a   Ingenbleek, G ^a  

^a Shell international Chemicals BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Polystyrene polyethylene system; Spinning drop technique

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COALESCENCE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISPERSIONS; ENTROPY; IMPURITIES; LUBRICATION; MACROMOLECULES; MOLTEN MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE TENSION;

INTERFACIAL MOBILITY; MATRIX FILM RUPTURE THICKNESS; SPINNING DROP TECHNIQUE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

COALESCENCE; DROP; MIXING; POLYMER;

EID: 0032007235     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(97)00377-7     Document Type: Article

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