The β phase of isotactic polypropylene in TPVs based on PP/EPDM

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 841-852

  Tang, Xue Gang ^a   Yang, Wei ^a,b   Shan, Gui Fang ^a   Xie, Bang Hu ^a   Yang, Ming Bo ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Phase; Isotactic polypropylene (iPP); MFR; nucleating agent

Indexed keywords

MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MONOMERS; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENES; VISCOSITY;

Β PHASE; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE (IPP); NUCLEATING AGENT;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 34548499324     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701388615     Document Type: Article

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