Phase behavior of hyperbranched polymer solutions in mixed solvents

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 5244-5252

  Zeiner, T ^a   Enders, S ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hyperbranched polymers; Lattice Cluster theory; Phase equilibria; Ternary systems; Theory of liquids; Wertheim theory

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HELMHOLTZ ENERGY; HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS; IN-PHASE; LATTICE CLUSTER THEORIES; LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE; MISCIBILITY GAP; MIXED SOLVENT; PREDICTIVE POWER; SINGLE SOLVENTS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; THEORY OF LIQUIDS; WERTHEIM;

ARCHITECTURE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LIQUIDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WATER;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 80051872706     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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