Morphological aspects of in-situ compatiblized binary polymer blends with variable viscosity ratios of components

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-486

  Li, Jingqing ^a   Ma, Guiqiu ^a   Sheng, Jing ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Binary polymer blends; Friedel Crafts alkylation reaction; In situ compatibilization; Phase morphology; Viscosity ratio

Indexed keywords

BINARY POLYMER BLENDS; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION REACTION; IN-SITU COMPATIBILIZATION; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; VISCOSITY RATIO;

ALKYLATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VISCOSITY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 70449592362     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340902837337     Document Type: Article

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