Chapter 6 Atomistic molecular dynamics simulation of short-chain branched polyethylene melts

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue C, 2006, Pages 333-357

  Karayiannis, Nikos Ch ^a,b   Mavrantzas, Vlasis G ^a,b   Mouratides, Dimitrios ^c   Chiotellis, Elias ^c   Kiparissides, Costas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 77956778278     PISSN: 15707946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1570-7946(06)80016-7     Document Type: Chapter

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