Spherulitic crystallization behavior of linear low-density polyethylene

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-83

  Feng, L ^a   Kamal, M R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH KINETICS; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS;

CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; SHORT CHAIN BRANCHING POLYDISPERSITY (SCBP);

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 11944252075     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20231     Document Type: Article

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