Optimization of run parameters of temperature-rising elution fractionation with the aid of a factorial design experiment

Polymer Testing

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 896-903

  Aust, Nicolai ^a   Gahleitner, Markus ^b   Reichelt, Kristin ^b   Raninger, Bettina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GMBH   (Austria)

^c POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ethylene propylene copolymer; Factorial design experiment; Optimization; Run parameter; Temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF)

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE COPOLYMERS; FACTORIAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTS; RUN PARAMETERS; TEMPERATURE RISING ELUTION FRACTIONATION (TREF);

COOLING; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33749587983     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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