Natural weather ageing of the low-density polyethylene: Effect of polystarch N

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1122-1127

  Amin, Ruhul M ^a   Sreekumar, P A ^a   Al Harthi, Mamdouh A ^a   De, S K ^a   Abu Sharkh, Basel F ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ageing; blends; degradation; mechanical properties; polyethylene

Indexed keywords

AGEING; BLEND COMPOSITION; BLENDS; CHAIN SCISSION; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; NATURAL DEGRADATION; NATURAL WEATHERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS;

DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 84867580017     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.37786     Document Type: Article

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