Long chain branching and polydispersity effects on the rheological properties of polyethylenes

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2279-2287

  Hatzikiriakos, Savvas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DISPERSIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERIZATION; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYDISPERSITY EFFECTS; VAN GURP CURVES;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0034317621     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11360     Document Type: Article

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