The effect of molecular composition and heterogeneity on the environmental stress cracking resistance (ESCR) of propylene impact copolymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1558-1563

  van Reenen, Albert J ^a   Shebani, Anour N ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fraction removal; Propylene copolymers; Stress crack resistance; Temperature rising elution fractionation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKINGS; FRACTION REMOVAL; IMPACT COPOLYMERS; ISO-PROPANOL; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; POLYMER CHARACTERISTICS; PROPYLENE COPOLYMERS; STRESS CRACK RESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE RISING ELUTION FRACTIONATION;

COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CRACKS; CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 67650227057     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.04.018     Document Type: Article

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