Monitoring of polymer melt processing

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Alig, Ingo ^a   Steinhoff, Bernd ^a   Lellinger, Dirk ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL DURABILITY AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY LBF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric spectroscopy; Extrusion; In line; Light scattering; Melt processing; Micro and nano composites; Mould injection; NIR; On line; Polymers; Process monitoring; Ultrasonics; UVvis

Indexed keywords

IN-LINE; MELT PROCESSING; MICRO AND NANO COMPOSITES; MOULD INJECTION; NIR; ON-LINE;

CARBON BLACK; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL DETECTION; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRUSION; FILLERS; INFRARED DEVICES; INJECTION MOLDING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLDS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; REFRACTION; SCATTERING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

POLYMER MELTS;

EID: 77952331156     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/6/062001     Document Type: Review

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