Differences in the solid-state structures of single-site and Ziegler-Natta linear low-density polyethylenes as revealed by molecular dynamics simulation

Macromolecules

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 8517-8525

  Zhang, Mingzong ^a   Yuen, Fanny ^a   Choi, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

DISTRIBUTION HOMOGENEITY; SOLID-STATE STRUCTURES; ZIEGLER-NATTA (ZN) LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33846134343     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma060516o     Document Type: Article

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