On the in-situ polymerization of cyclic butylene terephthalate oligomers: DSC and rheological studies

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 743-750

  Mohd Ishak, Z A ^a   Gatos, K G ^b   Karger Kocsis, J ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HEATING; MELTING; POLYMERIZATION; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

HEATING RATES; ISOTHERMAL RHEOLOGICAL TESTS; PHASE ANGLE; POLY (BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) (PBT);

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 33744487645     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20486     Document Type: Article

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