Crosslinking kinetics of blends of ethylene vinyl acetate and ground tire rubber

Journal of Elastomers and Plastics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-189

  Bianchi, O ^a   Fiorio, R ^a   Martins, J N ^a   Zattera, A J ^a   Scuracchio, C H ^b   Canto, L B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blends; Crosslinking kinetics; EVA; GTR

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CAPILLARY FLOW; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHYLENE; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYMERS; RUBBER; TIRES;

BLENDS; CROSS-LINKING AGENTS; CROSS-LINKING REACTIONS; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKING KINETICS; DICUMYL PEROXIDES; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; EVA; GROUND TIRE RUBBERS; GTR; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; REACTION ORDERS; RHEOMETRY;

POLYVINYL ACETATES;

EID: 61949257884     PISSN: 00952443     EISSN: 15308006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095244308095015     Document Type: Article

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