Influence of thermal treatments on the polymorphism in stereoirregular isotactic polypropylene: Effect of stereo-defect distribution

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 41 B, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 1091-1104

  Van der Burgt, Frank P T J ^a   Rastogi, Sanjay ^a   Chadwick, John C ^a   Rieger, Bernhard ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

phase; Polypropylene; Stereo defect distribution; Tacticity; Wide angle x ray scattering

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

POLYMORPHISMS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0036662463     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120013086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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