Morphology and properties of isotactic polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) in situ microfibrillar reinforced blends: Influence of viscosity ratio

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 719-730

  Yi, Xin ^a   Xu, Ling ^a   Wang, Yu Ling ^a   Zhong, Gan Ji ^a   Ji, Xu ^a   Li, Zhong Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compartibilization; Isotactic polypropylene; Microfibrillar blend; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Viscosity ratio

Indexed keywords

APPARENT VISCOSITY; COMPATIBILIZED BLENDS; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; DISPERSED PHASE; DISPERSED PHASE PARTICLES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; HOT STRETCHING; IMPACT TOUGHNESS; IN-SITU; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTACTICS; MICRO-FIBRILS; MICROFIBRILLAR BLENDS; MICROFIBRILLAR REINFORCED BLENDS; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PET MICROFIBRILS; TEREPHTHALATE; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ASPECT RATIO; ETHYLENE; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOSITY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 77949273971     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.12.027     Document Type: Article

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