Polymer miscibility, phase separation, morphological modifications and polymorphic transformations in dense fluids

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 466-483

  Kiran, Erdogan ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Crystallization; Dense fluids; Gelation; High pressure; Miscibility; Mixtures; Morphology; Phase separation; Polymers; Polymorphism; Supercritical fluids

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAGULATION; COLLOIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLUIDS; GELATION; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; METALLIC GLASS; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; OXIDES; PHASE MODULATION; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; POLYMERS; POLYMORPHISM; SEPARATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

DENSE FLUIDS; FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS; HIGH PRESSURE; MISCIBILITY; MORPHOLOGICAL MODIFICATIONS; POLYMER MISCIBILITIES; POLYMER MODIFICATIONS; POLYMER PROCESSING; POLYMER SYNTHESIS; POLYMORPHIC TRANSFORMATIONS; SUPERCRITICAL;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 58149334785     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2008.11.010     Document Type: Review

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