Rheologically determined critical shear rates for shear-induced nucleation rate enhancements of poly(lactic acid)

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 663-672

  Zhong, Yong ^a   Fang, Huagao ^a   Zhang, Yaqiong ^a   Wang, Zhongkai ^a   Yang, Jingjing ^a   Wang, Zhigang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Nucleation; Poly(lactic acid); Rheology; Shear; Spherulite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLY LACTIC ACID; SHEAR-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; SPHERULITE; SPHERULITIC GROWTH RATE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; NUCLEATION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEARING;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84883226280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400040b     Document Type: Article

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