Effect of long branches on the rheology of polypropylene

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 895-914

  Gotsis, A D ^a   Zeevenhoven, B L F ^a   Tsenoglou, C ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RHEOLOGY; SAMPLING; STRAIN HARDENING;

LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; MELT STRENGTH; MELTING POINTS; RELAXATION SPECTRUM;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 4043089777     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1764823     Document Type: Article

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