Simulation of crystallization kinetics and morphological development during isothermal crystallization of polymers: Effect of number of nuclei and growth rate

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 195, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1315-1327

  Ketdee, Saraporn ^a   Anantawaraskul, Siripon ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Morphological development; Polymer crystallization; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; ECOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; GROWTH RATE; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; POLYMERS;

CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLYMER MORPHOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE MORPHOLOGY; RATE INFLUENCES; SPEED UPS; SPHERULITE SIZE; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;

EID: 47349110672     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440801963030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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