Viscosity reduction and disentanglement in ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene melt: Effect of blending with polypropylene and poly(ethylene glycol)

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3480-3487

  Xie, Meiju ^a   Li, Huilin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blend; Disentanglement; Poly(ethylene glycol); Polypropylene; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYPROPYLENES; VISCOSITY;

DISENTANGLEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENDOTHERM;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 34547405855     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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