Effect of supercritical carbon dioxide-assisted nano-scale dispersion of nucleating agents on the crystallization behavior and properties of polypropylene

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-456

  Li, Bin ^a   Hu, Guo Hua ^b,c   Cao, Gui Ping ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Zhao, Ling ^a   Yuan, Wei Kang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Nano dispersion; Nucleating agent; Polypropylene; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NUCLEATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

NANODISPERSION; NUCLEATING AGENTS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 40049108719     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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