Molecular stress function theory and analysis of branching structure in industrial polyolefins

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 629-637

  Kheirandish, Saeid ^a   Stadlbauer, Manfred ^a  

^a BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Branched polyolefins; Constitutive equations; Elongational rheology; Molecular stress function theory

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; BRANCHED POLYOLEFINS; BRANCHED STRUCTURES; BRANCHING STRUCTURES; INDUSTRIAL POLYMERS; MOLECULAR STRESS FUNCTIONS; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION; SIDE CHAINS; SINGLE-SITE CATALYSTS; STRUCTURE-BASED;

ELASTICITY; PLASTICITY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; RHEOLOGY; STRESSES; VISCOSITY;

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS;

EID: 75149137299     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-009-0507-4     Document Type: Article

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