Nucleation density and growth rate of polypropylene measured by calorimetric experiments

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1481-1488

  De Santis, Felice ^a   Pantani, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Differential thermal analysis (DTA); Nucleation and growth; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DTA); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; LAURITZEN-HOFFMAN THEORY; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER;

CALORIMETRY; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; KINETICS; NUCLEATION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84878707394     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2732-5     Document Type: Article

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