Extinction of spherulites and improvement of polyethylene properties by the use of lithium carbonate

Electrical Engineering in Japan (English translation of Denki Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 22-38

  Yamamoto, Shigeru ^a   Kawakami, Chikataka ^b   Mizuyori, Yasuo ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANTO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Homogenization; Lithium carbonate; Polyethylene; Spherulite

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CARBONATES; ELECTRIC WIRE; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FLAT CRYSTALS (LAMELLAE); HOMOGENIZATION; LITHIUM CARBONATE; SPHERULITE;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 3042634495     PISSN: 04247760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eej.10296     Document Type: Article

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