Effect of waste wax and chain structure on the mechanical and physical properties of polyethylene

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 388-399

  AlMaadeed, M A ^a   Labidi, Sami ^a   Krupa, Igor ^a   Ouederni, Mabrouk ^b  

^a Qatar University   (Qatar)

^b Qatar Petrochemical Company   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Polyethylene; Thermal properties; Waste wax

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(LDPE); MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; SHORT CHAIN BRANCHINGS; STRUCTURE OF THE POLYMERS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84927963151     PISSN: 18785352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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