Compositional dependence of static shear viscosity of immiscible PP/PS blends

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 651-665

  Li, Jingqing ^a   Zhao, Jin ^a   Yuan, Xiaoyan ^a   Sheng, Jing ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compositional dependence; Immiscible blends; PP; PS; Static rheology

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

PHASE STRUCTURES; STRESS TECH FLUIDS RHEOMETER; ZERO SHEAR VISCOSITIES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 34250882201     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701386619     Document Type: Article

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