Characterization of the morphology of iPP/sPP blends with various compositions

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-237

  Bourbigot, S ^a   Garnier, L ^a   Revel, B ^b   Duquesne, S ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Lille   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Isotactic polypropylene; Morphology; Polymer blends; Syndiotactic polypropylene

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS ZONES; CRYSTALLINE REGIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; IPP/SPP BLEND; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; LOCAL STRUCTURE; MINOR COMPONENTS; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; MORPHOLOGY CHANGES; NUCLEATING AGENTS; SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE (SPP);

POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84871952243     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.21     Document Type: Article

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