The β-nucleation of polypropylene random copolymer filled by nano-CaCO 3 supported β-nucleating agent

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1587-1596

  Zhang, Zishou ^a   Wang, Chunguang ^a   Zhang, Junping ^a   Mai, Kancheng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nucleation; Crystallization; Polypropylene copolymer; Supported nucleating agent

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PIMELATE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; MASS RATIO; MELTING CHARACTERISTICS; NANO-CACO; NUCLEATING AGENTS; PEAK TEMPERATURES; POLYPROPYLENE COPOLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE RANDOM COPOLYMERS; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FILLED POLYMERS; NUCLEATION; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84867395331     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-2092-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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