Topology-rheology regression models for monodisperse linear and branched polyethylenes

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2648-2656

  Bonchev, Danail ^a   Dekmezian, Armenag H ^b   Markel, Eric ^b   Faldi, Alessandro ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched; Linear and star polyethylenes; Polymer topology; Rheology; Structure property relations

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DISPERSIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUMERICAL METHODS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VISCOSITY;

CROSS EQUATION; MONODISPERSE LINEAR POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY REGRESSION MODELS; ZERO-SHEAR VISCOSITY;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0242337379     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.12906     Document Type: Article

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