Role of intramolecular energy on polyolefin miscibility: Isotactic polypropylene/polyethylene blends

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 914-924

  Heine, David ^a   Wu, David T ^a   Curro, John G ^b   Grest, Gary S ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; SOLUBILITY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

INTRAMOLECULAR ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SELF CONSISTENT POLYMER REFERENCE INTERACTION SITE MODEL;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 0037425674     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1516591     Document Type: Article

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