Experimental and computational study on structure development of PMMA/SAN blends

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1825-1837

  Prusty, M ^a   Keestra, B J ^a   Goossens, J G P ^a   Anderson, P D ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard theory; Diffuse interface model; Hydrodynamics; Phase separation; Small angle light scattering

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHASE SEPARATION;

CAHN-HILLIARD THEORY; DIFFUSE-INTERFACE MODEL; SMALL-ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERING (SALS);

POLYMER BLENDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 33846816552     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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