Reactive blending of poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) and Vectra A

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 217-225

  Caligiuri, Luigi ^a   Stagnaro, Paola ^a   Valenti, Barbara ^a   Canalini, Giovanni ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Superlab srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

In situ composites; Interchange reactions; Poly(ethylene 2,6 naphthalate) (PEN); Reactive blending; Thermotropic liquid crystal polymer (TLCP)

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; ETHYLENE; IN SITU PROCESSING; INTERCHANGES; INTERSECTIONS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CLADDING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES; DO-MAINS; DSC ANALYSIS; HEAT STABILITIES; IN SITU COMPOSITES; INSOLUBLE FRACTIONS; INTERCHANGE REACTIONS; MATERIAL PERFORMANCES; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MELT BLENDING; MIXING CONDITIONS; POLY(ETHYLENE 2,6-NAPHTHALATE) (PEN); PROCESSING CONDITIONS; REACTIVE BLENDING; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; TRANSREACTIONS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 58149168832     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.10.019     Document Type: Article

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