Poly(methyl methacrylate)- block -polyethylene- block -poly(methyl methacrylate) triblock copolymers as compatibilizers for polyethylene/ poly(methyl methacrylate) blends

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4718-4725

  Xu, Yuewen ^a   Thurber, Christopher M ^a   MacOsko, Christopher W ^a   Lodge, Timothy P ^a   Hillmyer, Marc A ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPATIBILIZERS; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLAR MASS; POLYETHYLENES; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

BLEND MORPHOLOGY; COMPATIBILIZED BLENDS; DEGREE OF ENTANGLEMENT; HOMOPOLYMER BLENDS; METHYL METHACRYLATES; REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER; RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION; SCRATCH RESISTANCE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS;

EID: 84897058815     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie4043196     Document Type: Article

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