Dynamic crystallization and melting behavior of β-nucleated isotactic polypropylene polymerized with different Ziegler-Natta catalysts

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Kang, Jian ^a   Gai, Jinggang ^a   Li, Jingping ^a   Chen, Shaohua ^a   Peng, Hongmei ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Cao, Ya ^a   Li, Huilin ^a   Chen, Jinyao ^a   Yang, Feng ^a   Xiang, Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic crystallization; Isotactic polypropylene; Stereo defect distribution; crystal; recrystallization

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFECTS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION; MELTING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DYNAMIC CRYSTALLIZATION; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; STEREO-DEFECT DISTRIBUTIONS; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE-MODULATED DSC; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84871715651     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-012-0070-8     Document Type: Article

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