Effect of chain blockiness on the phase behavior of ethylene-Octene copolymer blends

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1554-1572

  Kamdar, A R ^a   Wang, H P ^a   Khariwala, D U ^a   Taha, A ^a   Hiltner, A ^b   Baer, E ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blends; Ethylene octene copolymers; Olefin block copolymers; Polyolefins

Indexed keywords

BINARY BLENDS; BLEND COMPOSITION; BLENDS; BLOCKINESS; COMONOMER CONTENT; COPOLYMER BLENDS; DE-MIXING; ETHYLENE-OCTENE COPOLYMERS; PARTIAL MISCIBILITY; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; PHASE VOLUME; POLYOLEFIN BLENDS; STATISTICAL COPOLYMERS;

AROMATIC POLYMERS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYOLEFINS; WINDOWS;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 68249150892     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21757     Document Type: Article

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