Impregnation of polyethylene (PE) with styrene using supercritical CO2 as the swelling agent and preparation of PE/polystyrene composites

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4506-4509

  Li, Dan ^a   Han, Buxing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; IMPREGNATION; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; SWELLING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ISOBUTYRONITRILE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRILE; POLYETHYLENE; STYRENE;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0034398344     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie000228v     Document Type: Conference Paper

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