HDPE/LLDPE reactor blends with bimodal microstructures - Part I: Mechanical properties

Polymer

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2002, Pages 7345-7365

  Li Pi Shan, Colin ^a   Soares, João B P ^a   Penlidis, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical properties; Polyethylene; Structure property

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; STIFFNESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HOMOPOLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE; RESIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; REACTOR; RIGIDITY; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 0037153097     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(02)00703-6     Document Type: Article

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