Effect of chain structure on the processing stability of high-density polyethylene

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 85, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1015-1021

  Pock, Eszter ^a,b   Kiss, Csaba ^a,b   Janecska, Ákos ^c   Epacher, Edina ^a,b   Pukánszky, Béla ^a,b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^c Tiszai Vegyi Kombinát Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

High density polyethylene; Processing stability; Short and long chain branching; Vinyl group content; Weak sites

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CATALYSTS; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; MELTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PROCESSING STABILITY; SHORT AND LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; VINYL GROUP CONTENT; WEAK SITES;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 3343011507     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2003.05.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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