A novel thermoplastic elastomer based on dynamically vulcanized polypropylene/acrylic rubber blends

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 602-613

  Soares, B G ^a   Santos, D M ^a   Sirqueira, A S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acrylic rubber; Dynamic vulcanization; Polymer blends and alloys; Reactive compatibilization; TPV

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149089465     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.72     Document Type: Article

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