Comparative crystallisation and exploratory microstructure studies of novel polyethylenes with tailored molecular characteristics

Polymer

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 4233-4248

  Janimak, J J ^a   Stevens, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallisation; Melting; Metallocene

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHROMIUM; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MELTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

AVRAMI ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; LAMELLAR STRUCTURE; METALLOCENE; SPHERULITIC STRUCTURE;

MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CRYSTALLINITY; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 0343775877     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(99)00632-1     Document Type: Article

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