Disordered nanoporous crystalline modifications of syndiotactic polystyrene

Journal of Solution Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 158-171

  Rizzo, Paola ^a,b   Ianniello, Graziella ^a   Albunia, Alexandra R ^b   Acocella, Maria Rosaria ^a   Guerra, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Disordered crystalline forms; FTIR; Nanoporous crystalline forms; Water pollutants; WAXD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894503266     PISSN: 00959782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10953-013-0118-3     Document Type: Article

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