Flow accelerates adhesion between functional polyethylene and polyurethane

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3496-3506

  Song, Jie ^a   Ewoldt, Randy H ^a   Hu, Wanli ^a   Craig Silvis, H ^b   Macosko, Christopher W ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling reaction; Flow; Interface; Kinetics; Polymer adhesion

Indexed keywords

ADHESION IMPROVEMENT; COUPLING REACTION; FLOW; FUNCTIONALIZED; INTERFACIAL AREAS; MELT PROCESSING; POLYMER ADHESION; POOR ADHESION; PROCESSING VARIABLES; REACTIVE SPECIES; SECONDARY AMINES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; URETHANE LINKAGE;

COEXTRUSION; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LAMINATING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

ADHESION;

EID: 80355140560     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12551     Document Type: Article

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