Bubble nucleation during devolatilization of polymer melts

AIChE Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2590-2605

  Yarin, A L ^a   Lastochkin, D ^a   Talmon, Y ^a   Tadmor, Z ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COALESCENCE; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DEVOLATILIZATION; POLYMER MELTS;

POLYSTYRENES;

POLYMER; STYRENE;

CALCULATION; GAS ANALYSIS; OXYGENATION; REVIEW; THEORY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033396440     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690451216     Document Type: Review

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