Effect of nucleating agents on crystallization kinetics of PET

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-251

  Jiang, X L ^a   Luo, S J ^a   Sun, K ^a   Chen, X D ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Sunny New Technology Development Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Nucleating agents; Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950954519     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.37     Document Type: Article

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