A comparison of the effects of calcium glutarate and pimelate on the formation of β crystalline form in isotactic poly(propylene)

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-138

  Dou, Qiang ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

crystalline form; Calcium glutarate; Calcium pimelate; Crystallization; Poly(propylene); Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATION; POLYMORPHISM;

CALCIUM GLUTARATE; CALCIUM PIMELATE; CRYSTALLINE FORM;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 37849015518     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701746119     Document Type: Article

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