Phase separation in the melt of polypropylene-1-decene copolymers

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 41 B, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 1331-1348

  Xu, J T ^a   Wu, F ^a   Fan, Z Q ^a   Ryan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composition distribution; Phase separation; Propylene 1 decene copolymer; Synchrotron SAXS

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYPROPYLENES; X RAY SCATTERING;

COMPOSITION DISTRIBUTION;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0036662335     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120013103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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