Nature of shear-induced primary nuclei in iPP melt

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 42 B, Issue 3-4 SPEC., 2003, Pages 515-531

  Somani, Rajesh H ^a   Yang, Ling ^a   Hsiao, Benjamin S ^a   Fruitwala, Hitesh ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atactic; Crystallization; Isotactic; Mesophase; Polypropylene; Primary nuclei; SAXS; Shear flow; WAXD

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; MOLECULES; REACTION KINETICS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ATACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE MELT; MOLECULAR PROCESSES; PRIMARY NUCLEI; SMALL ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING; WIDE ANGLE X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0042431616     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/mb-120021579     Document Type: Article

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