Effect of transesterification reactions on the crystallization behaviour and morphology of poly(butylene/diethylene succinate) block copolymers

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-181

  Soccio, M ^a   Lotti, N ^a   Finelli, L ^a   Munari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copolymers; Crystallization kinetics; Diethylene glycol; Melting behaviour; Morphology; Poly(butylene succinate)

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; BUTENES; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLS; MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BLOCK LENGTHS; CHAIN FOLDING; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOURS; CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISMS; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATIONS; HOT STAGES; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; NUCLEATION THEORIES; POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); RECRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTIONS;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;

EID: 58149151091     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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