The role of poly(phenylene sulfide) microfibrils in isothermal crystallization of isotactic polypropylene under shear

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-294

  Quan, Hui ^a,b   Li, Zhong Ming ^b   Zhong, Gan Ji ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

crystals; Isothermal crystallization; PPS iPP in situ microfibrillar blend; Shear

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

Β CRYSTALS; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROFIRBILLARS; PPS/IPP IN-SITU MICROFIBRILLAR BLENDS; SHEAR RATE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 33847358187     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340601067020     Document Type: Article

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