Effect of different types of peroxides on rheological, mechanical, and morphological properties of thermoplastic vulcanizates based on natural rubber/polypropylene blends

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-546

  Thitithammawong, Anoma ^a,b   Nakason, Charoen ^a   Sahakaro, Kannika ^a   Noordermeer, Jacques ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Morphological properties; Peroxide crosslinking; Rheological properties; Thermoplastic vulcanizate

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROSSLINKING; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; RUBBER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CROSSLINKING TEMPERATURE; NATURAL RUBBER/POLYPROPYLENE (PP) BLENDS; THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 34247871186     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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