Quantification of non-isothermal, multi-phase crystallization of isotactic polypropylene: The influence of cooling rate and pressure

Polymer

Volumn 53, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 4758-4769

  Van Drongelen, M ^a   Van Erp, T B ^a   Peters, G W M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crystallization model; Isotactic polypropylene; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; ISOTHERMS; NUCLEATION; PHASE STRUCTURE; POLYMORPHISM;

CRYSTALLIZATION MODELING; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MULTI-PHASE STRUCTURES; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; PHASE CRYSTALLIZATION; QUIESCENT CRYSTALLIZATIONS; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84866346528     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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