On the use of indexes for quantifying long-chain branching in polyethylene: Can we describe the rheology of LCB PE and correlate it to processing performance by using a single number?

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1027, Issue , 2008, Pages 345-347

  Vittorias, Iakovos ^a   Lilge, Dieter ^a  

^a LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongational rheology; Gel permeation chromatography (GPC); LCB index; Long chain branching; Multi angle laser light scattering (MALLS); Polyethylene; Shear rheology

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149106980     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2964686     Document Type: Conference Paper

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