Form I′ crystal formation in random butene-1/propylene copolymers as revealed by real-time X-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation and fast scanning chip calorimetry

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-32

  Stolte, Isabell ^a   Cavallo, Dario ^b   Alfonso, Giovanni C ^b   Portale, Giuseppe ^c   Drongelen, Martin Van ^d   Androsch, René ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fast scanning chip calorimetry; Polymorphism; Random butene 1 propylene copolymer Crystallization; Time resolved wide angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTAL FORMATION; FAST SCANNING; REAL-TIME X-RAYS; WIDE ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING;

POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84907550221     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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