CO2-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene by annealing near its melting temperature

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 821-832

  Tao, Liu ^a   Ling, Zhao ^a   Xinyuan, Zhu ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Annealing; CO2 induced crystallization; Crystalline lamellar thickness; Equilibrium melting temperature; Isotactic polypropylene; Small angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

EQUILIBRIUM MELTING TEMPERATURE; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; LAMELLAR THICKNESS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING;

ANNEALING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MELTING POINT; METAL MELTING; SCATTERING; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING; X RAYS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 77953633962     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222341003603677     Document Type: Article

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