Crystallization kinetics of PE-b-isotactic PMMA diblock copolymer synthesized using SiMe2(Ind)2ZrMe2 and MAO cocatalyst

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 200-214

  Atiqullah, Muhammad ^a,b   Hossain, Mohammad M ^b   Kamal, Muhammad S ^b   Al Harthi, Mamdouh A ^b   Khan, Masiullah J ^b   Hossaen, Anwar ^b   Hussain, Ikram ^b  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

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

Author keywords

Avrami Erofeev equation; Differential scanning calorimeter; Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics; Polyethylene b poly(methyl methacraylate) diblock copolymer; Polymerization mechanism; Zirconocene catalyst

Indexed keywords

AVRAMI-EROFEEV EQUATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; POLYMERIZATION MECHANISMS; ZIRCONOCENE CATALYST;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ESTERS; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 84871651255     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13806     Document Type: Article

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