Compatibilizer-tracer: A powerful concept for polymer-blending processes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1921-1928

  Zhang, Cai Liang ^a,b   Feng, Lian Fang ^a   Hoppe, Sandrine ^b   Hu, Guo Hua ^b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Compatibilizer tracer; Emulsification curve; In line measurement; Polymer blend; Twin screw extruder

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILIZER-TRACER; DISPERSED PHASE; EMULSIFICATION CURVE; IMMISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS; IN-LINE MEASUREMENTS; POLYMER BLENDING; POLYMER MATERIALS; POLYMER-PROCESSING OPERATIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TRANSIENT EXPERIMENTS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

EMULSIFICATION; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES;

BLENDING;

EID: 84860626780     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12723     Document Type: Article

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