Polycarbonate/copolyester blends having optical-grade clarity and their upper critical solution temperature type phase behavior

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 8921-8925

  Kim, L U ^a   Jeon, M Y ^a   Kim, C K ^a   Kum, C G ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCARBONATES; POLYESTERS; QUENCHING; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CYCLOHEXANE DIMETHANOL (CHDM); HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURE; PHASE HOMOGENIZATION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCARBONATES; POLYESTERS; POLYMER BLENDS; QUENCHING; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33846263320     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061000w     Document Type: Article

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