A review of the miscibility of polyethylene blends

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-142

  Zhao, Liyan ^a   Choi, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Miscibility; Polyethylene blends

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHERS; SOLUBILITY;

BINARY BLENDS; METALLOCENE CATALYSTS; POLYETHYLENE BLENDS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 33644697184     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-200068644     Document Type: Article

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