Crystallization behaviors and foaming properties of diatomite-filled polypropylene composites

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 517-533

  Hu, Sheng Fei ^a   Zhu, Xian Bing ^a   Hu, Wei ^a   Yan, Ling ^a   Cai, Chang ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Diatomite; Foaming; Non isothermal crystallization; PP

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; FILLED POLYMERS; ISOTHERMS; POLYMER MELTS; POLYPROPYLENES; RUNWAY FOAMING;

COMPLEX INTERFACE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DIATOMITE; FOAMING PROPERTIES; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;

EID: 84878493136     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-012-0849-0     Document Type: Article

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