Detection of low levels of long-chain branching in polydisperse polyethylene materials

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 636-646

  Karjala, Teresa P ^a   Sammler, Robert L ^b   Mangnus, Marc A ^b   Hazlitt, Lonnie G ^a   Johnson, Mark S ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Hagen Jr , Charles M ^a   Huang, Joseph W L ^a   Reichek, Kenneth N ^a  

^a Dow Plastics   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

long chain branching; molecular weight distribution; polyethylene; zero shear viscosity

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT STRESS; DETECTION LIMITS; LINEAR CHAIN; LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; LOW LEVEL; POLYDISPERSES; POLYETHYLENE CHAINS; PRECISE MEASUREMENTS; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ZERO SHEAR VISCOSITY;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYDISPERSITY; SHEAR VISCOSITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 78649427949     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.32720     Document Type: Article

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