High-pressure rheological analysis of CO2-induced melting point depression and viscosity reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone)

Polymer

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-24

  Curia, S ^a   De Focatiis, D S A ^a   Howdle, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poly( caprolactone); Rheology; Supercritical CO2

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELASTICITY; MELTING POINT; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

CAPROLACTONE; HIGH PRESSURE NITROGEN; POLY (EPSILONCAPROLACTONE); RHEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE AND LOSS MODULUS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO2; ZERO SHEAR VISCOSITY;

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 84946721797     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.05.026     Document Type: Article

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