Effects of the paraffin wax (PW) content on the thermal and permeation properties of the LDPE/PW composite films

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Kim, Dowan ^a   Park, Insik ^a   Seo, Jongchul ^a   Han, Haksoo ^b   Jang, Wonbong ^c  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c LG Display Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

LDPE; LDPE PW composite films; Paraffin wax; Permeability; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; CRYSTALLINITY; FREE ENERGY; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GAS AND VAPOR PERMEATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; OXYGEN TRANSMITTANCE RATES; PERMEATION PROPERTIES; SURFACE FREE ENERGY; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84922551659     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: 15728935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-014-0650-x     Document Type: Article

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