Flow-induced size distribution and anisotropy of the minor phase droplets in a polypropylene/poly (ethylene-octene) copolymer blend: Interplay between break-up and coalescence

Polymer

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 755-760

  Zuev, V V ^a   Steinhoff, B ^b   Bronnikov, S ^a   Kothe, H ^b   Alig, I ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL DURABILITY AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY LBF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Droplet size distribution; Flow induced morphology; Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DROPS; ETHYLENE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; SHEAR STRESS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; FLOW-INDUCED MORPHOLOGIES; IMMISCIBLE BLENDS; MINORITY PHASE DROPLETS; PARTICLE DEFORMATION; SCANNING ELECTRONS; STATISTICAL ENSEMBLES; STRUCTURE FORMATIONS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856339833     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.12.046     Document Type: Article

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