Combined effect of β-nucleating agent and multi-walled carbon nanotubes on polymorphic composition and morphology of isotactic polypropylene

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 733-743

  Zhang, Nan ^a   Zhang, Qin ^a   Wang, Ke ^a   Deng, Hua ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nucleating agent; Carbon nanotubes; Morphology; Polymorphic composition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FILLERS; COMBINED EFFECT; COMPETITIVE GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; INORGANIC FILLERS; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MASS PROPORTION; NEEDLE-LIKE CRYSTALS; NUCLEATING AGENTS; NUCLEATING SYSTEM; PEAK TEMPERATURES; POLYMORPHIC COMPOSITION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84872970370     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-1637-z     Document Type: Article

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