Crystallisation behaviour of high density polyethylene blends with bimodal molar mass distribution 1. Basic characteristics and isothermal crystallisation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 359-369

  Krumme, Andres ^a   Lehtinen, Arja ^b   Viikna, Anti ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^b BOREALIS POLYMERS OY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Avrami theory; Bimodal blends; Crystallisation kinetics; Differential scanning calorimetry; High density polyethylene; Hot stage microscopy; Morphology; Solution blending

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ISOTHERMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; POLYMER BLENDS; RATE CONSTANTS; RHEOLOGY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; XYLENE;

AVRAMI THEORY; BIMODAL BLENDS; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; HOT-STAGE MICROSCOPY; MOLAR MASS DISTRIBUTIONS (MMD); SOLUTION BLENDING;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0347601963     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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