Investigation on the structure and crystallization behavior of controlled-rheology polypropylene with different stereo-defect distribution

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 563-579

  Kang, Jian ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Peng, Hongmei ^a   Chen, Jinyao ^a   Cao, Ya ^a   Li, Huilin ^a   Yang, Feng ^a   Xiang, Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Controlled rheology polypropylene; Crystallization kinetics; Stereo defect distribution

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; PEROXIDE DEGRADATION; STEREO-DEFECT DISTRIBUTIONS; SUCCESSIVE SELF-NUCLEATION AND ANNEALING; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DEFECTS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTICITY; KINETICS; PEROXIDES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84897583816     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-013-1077-y     Document Type: Article

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