Crystallization behavior and melting characteristics of wollastonite filled β-isotactic polypropylene composites

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 536, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-54

  Ding, Qian ^a,b   Zhang, Zishou ^a,b   Wang, Chunguang ^a,b   Jiang, Juan ^a,b   Li, Gu ^a,b   Mai, Kancheng ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Melting; Nucleation; Polypropylene; Wollastonite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PIMELATE; CRITICAL MASS RATIO; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; LOW COSTS; MASS RATIO; MELTING CHARACTERISTICS; PHASE CONTENT; WOLLASTONITE; XRD;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FILLED POLYMERS; MELTING; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENES;

SILICATE MINERALS;

EID: 84862784226     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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