Development of the mesomorphic phase in isotactic propene/higher a-olefin copolymers at intermediate comonomer content and its effect on properties

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1345-1354

  Polo Corpa, M J ^a   Benavente, R ^a   Velilla, T ^b,c   Quijada, R ^b,c   Perez E ^a   Cerrada, M L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b CIMAT   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Isotactic polypropylene; Mesomorphic phase; Metallocene catalyst; Monoclinic crystallites; Propylene a olefin copolymers

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLITES; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE;

COMONOMER CONTENT; COMPOSITION CHANGES; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; MESOMORPHIC PHASE; METALLOCENE CATALYST; OLEFIN CONTENT; OLEFIN COPOLYMERS;

OLEFINS;

EID: 77956902119     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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