Changes in the crystalline phase during the thermo-oxidation of a metallocene isotactic polypropylene. A DSC study

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 509-518

  Elvira, M ^a   Tiemblo, P ^a   Gomez Elvira J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Metallocene polypropylene; Thermo oxidation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PYROLYSIS;

MELTING POINTS; METALLOCENE POLYPROPYLENE; THERMO-OXIDATION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 1142267521     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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