Nucleating efficiency of organic phosphates in polypropylene

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 42 B, Issue 3-4 SPEC., 2003, Pages 467-478

  Zhang, Guang Ping ^a   Xin, Zhong ^b   Yu, Jian Yong ^a   Gui, Quan De ^b   Wang, Shan Yuan ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization behavior; Mechanical property; Nucleating efficiency; Organic phosphate; Polypropylene; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTIC MODULI; MELTING; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; REACTION KINETICS; STIFFNESS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

NUCLEATING EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC PHOSPAHTE; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0042431627     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/mb-120021575     Document Type: Article

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