A model for the structures of impact polypropylene copolymers produced by an atmosphere-switching polymerization process

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 686-698

  Tian, Zhou ^a   Xue Ping, Gu ^a   Feng, Lian Fang ^a   Guo Hua, Hu ^b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Atmosphere switching polymerization process; Impact polypropylene copolymer; Kinetic mechanism; Microstructures; Modeling

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; KINETICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODELS; POLYMERIZATION; PROPYLENE;

COMPOSITIONAL DISTRIBUTION; DETAILED KINETIC MECHANISMS; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE RANDOM COPOLYMERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; IMPACT POLYPROPYLENE COPOLYMER; KINETIC MECHANISM; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84882268480     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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