Rheological and thermal properties of blends of a long-chain branched polypropylene and different linear polypropylenes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4719-4731

  Tabatabaei, Seyed H ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^a   Ajji, Abdellah ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immiscibility; Linear and branched polymer blends; Miscibility; Polymers; Polypropylenes; Rheological properties; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

IMMISCIBILITY; LINEAR AND BRANCHED POLYMER BLENDS; MISCIBILITY; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EMULSIFICATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PUMPING PLANTS; RHEOLOGY; STEELMAKING; STRAIN HARDENING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 70349628627     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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