Thermal and mechanical analysis of metallocene-catalyzed ethene-α-olefin copolymers: The influence of the length and number of the crystallizing side chains

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1600-1612

  Piel, C ^a,b   Starck, P ^a   Seppala J V ^a   Kaminsky, W ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Fractionation of polymers; Mechanical properties; Metallocene catalysts; Microstructure; Polyethylene (PE)

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYETHYLENES;

FRACTIONATION OF POLYMERS; LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; METALLOCENE CATALYSTS; SIDE CHAINS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33644999201     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.21265     Document Type: Article

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