Miscibility of biodegradable poly(propylene succinate)/poly(propylene adipate) blends: Effect of the transesterification reactions

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3236-3248

  Soccio, M ^a   Lotti, N ^a   Finelli, L ^a   Gazzano, M ^b   Munari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Per La Sintesi Organica E La Fotoreattività   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blends; Miscibility; Poly(propylene adipate); Poly(propylene succinate); Transesterification

Indexed keywords

ADIPATES; AMORPHOUS PHASE; BLENDS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FIXED TEMPERATURE; MISCIBILITY; MIXING TIME; NMR ANALYSIS; NMR TECHNIQUES; POLY(PROPYLENE ADIPATE); POLY(PROPYLENE SUCCINATE); RANDOM COPOLYMER; SEQUENCE LENGTHS; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION; TRANSESTERIFICATIONS; TWO PHASIS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESTERIFICATION; MIXING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 70349883677     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.07.017     Document Type: Article

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