Morphology development in multi-component polymer blends: I composition effect on phase morphology in PP/PET polymer blends

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1115-1126

  Shi, Wen Xiong ^a   Li, Yun Yan ^a   Xu, Jun ^a   Ma, Gui Qiu ^a   Sheng, Jing ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Figure estimation; Fractal; Polyethylene terephthalate; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILIZERS; ESTIMATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; IMAGE PROCESSING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPATIBILIZED BLENDS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE-TEREPHTHALATE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 35948944291     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701582654     Document Type: Article

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