Crystallization of isotactic polypropylene containing beta-phase nucleating agent at rapid cooling

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1057-1065

  Mollova, Ayret ^a   Androsch, René ^a   Mileva, Daniela ^b   Gahleitner, Markus ^b   Funari, Sergio S ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GMBH   (Austria)

^c DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Isotactic polypropylene; Nucleation; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MESOPHASE FORMATION; NUCLEATING AGENTS; RAPID COOLING;

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; NUCLEATION; POLYMORPHISM; SUPERCOOLING;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84875477241     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.01.015     Document Type: Article

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