Rheological and molecular characterization of linear backbone flexible polymers with the Cole-Cole model relaxation spectrum

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-47

  Garcia Franco, Cesar A ^a   Mead, David W ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cole Cole distribution; Metallocene; Polyethylene; Viscosity; Ziegler

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032794562     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003970050154     Document Type: Article

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