Barrier properties of polypropylene/poly(m-xylene adipamide) and polypropylene/ poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) blend films

Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-394

  Özen, Ilhan ^a   Menceloǧlu, Yusuf Ziya ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

extrusion; oxygen gas permeability.; poly(ethylene co vinyl alcohol); poly(m xylene adipamide); polypropylene

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; BLEND FILMS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; DISPERSED PHASE; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL; M-XYLENE; OXYGEN GAS; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ALCOHOL); POLY(M-XYLENE ADIPAMIDE); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; WATER VAPOR BARRIERS; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BUILDING MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHYLENE; EXTRUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; OXYGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER VAPOR; XYLENE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79953086966     PISSN: 87560879     EISSN: 15308014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/8756087910397901     Document Type: Article

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