A novel strategy for the preparation of long chain branching polypropylene and the investigation on foamability and rheology

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 362-371

  Li, Shuzhao ^a   Xiao, Miaomiao ^b   Guan, Yong ^a   Wei, Dafu ^a   Xiao, Huining ^b   Zheng, Anna ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foam extrudate; Long chain branches; Melt grafting; Polypropylene (PP); Rheology

Indexed keywords

DAMPING FUNCTION; ELASTIC RESPONSE; EXTRUDATES; FOAMABILITY; GRAFTING REACTIONS; LONG CHAIN BRANCHES; LONG CHAIN BRANCHING; LOW FREQUENCY; MELT STRENGTH; NOVEL STRATEGIES; RELAXATION MEASUREMENTS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SHEAR MEASUREMENTS; STRAIN DEPENDENCE; STRAIN HARDENING BEHAVIOR; STRESS AND DEFORMATION;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ELASTICITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); RELAXATION TIME; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84855773318     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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