Isotactic polypropylene crystallization: Analysis and modeling

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1097-1112

  Lamberti, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; iPP; Modeling; Non isothermal

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND MODELING; COOLING RATES; IPP; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MODELING; NON-ISOTHERMAL CONDITION; NONISOTHERMAL; SECONDARY CRYSTALLIZATION; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SIMULATION CODE; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;

EID: 79954595959     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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