Observation of chain branching in polyethylene in the solid state and melt via 13C NMR spectroscopy and melt NMR relaxation time measurements

Macromolecules

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 813-825

  Pollard, M ^a   Klimke, K ^a   Graf, R ^a   Spiess, H W ^a   Wilhelm, M ^a   Sperber, O ^b   Piel, C ^b   Kaminsky, W ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COPOLYMERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; TEMPERATURE;

END GROUP ANALYSIS; HEXACOSENE; OCTADECENE; OCTENE; PROTON DECOUPLING;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 1342283691     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0349130     Document Type: Article

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