Correlations between composition and crystallinity of LDPE/HDPE blends

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-88

  Munaro, Marilda ^a   Akcelrud, Leni ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DMTA; HDPE; LDPE; Morphology; Polyethylene blends

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLITE DIMENSIONS; DMTA; POLYETHYLENE BLENDS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 37749018606     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-007-9146-2     Document Type: Article

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