Experimental study of flow-induced crystallization in the blends of isotactic polypropylene and poly(ethylene-co-octene)

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-86

  Yu, Fengyuan ^a   Zhang, Hongbin ^a   Zheng, Hong ^b   Yu, Wei ^a   Zhou, Chixing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Blend; Flow induced crystallization; Isotactic polypropylene; Rheology; Shear rate

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW;

CHAIN RELAXATION; FLOW-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; QUIESCENT CONDITION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 37549047220     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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