The characterization of PP/NBR blends by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS): The effect of composition and dynamic vulcanization

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-94

  Soares, B G ^a   Almeida, M S M ^a   Ranganathaiah, C ^c   Urs, M V Deepa ^c   Siddaramaiah, ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Free volume; Mechanical properties; PALS; PP NBR blends; Thermoplastic vulcanizates

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CROSSLINKING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RUBBER; THERMOPLASTICS; VULCANIZATION;

FREE VOLUME; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY (PALS); PP/NBR BLENDS; THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 33846302419     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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