Isothermal crystallization behaviors of isotactic polypropylene nucleated with the third Generation sorbitol derivative nucleating agents

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 891-899

  Zhang, Yue Fei ^a  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Avrami; Isothermal crystallization; L,3:2,4 bis(3,4 dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS); Nucleating agent; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ALCOHOLS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

AVRAMI; AVRAMI EXPONENTS; CRYSTALLIZATION GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY (DSC); ISOTACTIC-POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; L,3:2,4-BIS(3,4-DIMETHYLBENZYLIDENE) SORBITOL (DMDBS); NUCLEATING AGENT; NUCLEATING AGENTS; NUCLEATION RATES; POLYPROPYLENE; THIRD GENERATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;

EID: 50249087480     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340802119414     Document Type: Article

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