Sub-micrometer thermoplastic vulcanizates obtained by reaction-induced phase separation of miscible mixtures of poly(ethylene) and alkyl methacrylates

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 503-514

  l'Abee, Roy ^a,b   Goossens, Han ^a,b   Duin, Martin van ^a,c   Spoelstra, Anne ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grafting and cross linking reactions; Mechanical properties; Miscibility; Reaction induced phase separation; Thermoplastic vulcanizates

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; ETHYLENE; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMETERS; PHASE MODULATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; SEPARATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; YIELD STRESS;

COMPLEX VISCOSITIES; ELASTIC RECOVERIES; GRAFTING AND CROSS-LINKING REACTIONS; HIGH HARDNESSES; LAURYL METHACRYLATES; MELT PROCESSABILITY; MISCIBILITY; MISCIBLE BLENDS; MISCIBLE MIXTURES; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; REACTION-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; RUBBER PARTICLES; STATIC CONDITIONS; ULTIMATE PROPERTIES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 58149468373     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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