Branched versus linear polyisoprene: Fractionation and phase behavior

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4236-4243

  Samadi, Fatemeh ^a   Eckelt, John ^a   Wolf, Bernhard A ^a   López Villanueva, Francisco J ^a   Frey, Holger ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compatibility of linear and branched polyisoprene; Polymer architecture; Polymer fractionation; Ternary phase diagram

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CYCLOHEXANE; FRACTIONATION; MONOMERS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TERNARY SYSTEMS;

LINEAR BYPRODUCTS; POLYMER ARCHITECTURES; POLYMER FRACTIONATION; TERNARY PHASE DIAGRAM;

POLYISOPRENES;

EID: 34748828218     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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