Morphologies, crystallinity and dynamic mechanical characterizations of polypropylene/polystyrene blends compatibilized with PP-g-PS copolymer: Effect of the side chain length

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2619-2628

  Li, Jinge ^a,b   Li, Huayi ^a   Wu, Chunhong ^c   Ke, Yucai ^a   Wang, Dujin ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Zhang, Liaoyun ^b   Hu, Youliang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SINOPEC Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Polymer blends; Polypropylene; Polystyrene; PP g PS copolymer; Side chain length

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; DISPERSED PHASE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; PP-G-PS COPOLYMER; REACTIVE COMONOMER; SEM; SIDE CHAIN LENGTH; SIDE CHAIN LENGTHS; SIDE CHAINS; TWO GLASS TRANSITION; ZIEGLER-NATTA;

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CHAIN LENGTH; COPOLYMERIZATION; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LIVING POLYMERIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; PUMPING PLANTS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

EID: 68549128649     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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