In situ observations of the mesophase formation of isotactic polypropylene - A fast time-resolved X-ray diffraction study

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-101

  Nishida, Koji ^a   Okada, Kazuma ^a   Asakawa, Harutoshi ^a   Matsuba, Go ^a,b   Ito, Kazuki ^c   Kanaya, Toshiji ^a   Kaji, Keisuke ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RIKEN SPring 8 Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

isotactic polypropylene (iPP); mesophase; polymer crystallization; rapid temperature jump; spinodal decomposition (SD); SPring 8; wide angle X ray diffraction (WAXD)

Indexed keywords

ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); MESOPHASES; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; RAPID TEMPERATURE; SPINODALS; SPRING-8; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

INNOVATION; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84855453225     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2011.118     Document Type: Article

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