Effect of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) on isothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 608, Issue , 2015, Pages 30-39

  Khoshkava, Vahid ^a   Ghasemi, Hesam ^a   Kamal, Musa R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHAINS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; NANOCRYSTALS; POLYPROPYLENES;

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; EQUILIBRIUM MELTING POINT; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MELT-COMPOUNDING; NUCLEATION KINETICS; SPRAY FREEZE DRYING;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;

AGGLOMERATES; CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 84927654710     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2015.04.007     Document Type: Article

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