Tailoring transport properties in blends based on olephinic and liquid crystalline polymers

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 141-150

  Arranz Andres J ^a   Lorenzo, V ^b   de la Orden, M U ^c   Perez E ^a   Cerrada, M L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blends; Liquid crystalline polymer; Permeability; Polyolefin

Indexed keywords

BLENDS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MICROHARDNESS MEASUREMENT; STRESS-STRAIN;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESSES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COPOLYMER; CRYSTALLINE SUBSTANCE; METALLOCENE ETHYLENE 1 OCTENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THERMAL ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80955178312     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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