Crystallization of equimolar poly(l-lactide)/poly(d-lactide) blend below the melting point of α crystals under shear

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 93-103

  Song, Yan ^a   Zhang, Xiuqin ^b   Yin, Yongai ^a   Zhang, Chunbo ^a   De Vos, Sicco ^c   Wang, Ruyin ^c   Joziasse, Cornelis A P ^c   Liu, Guoming ^a   Wang, Dujin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Corbion Purac ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Poly(lactic acid); Shear; Stereocomplex

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; MELTING POINT; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEARING; X RAY SCATTERING;

CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DEGREE OF ORIENTATION; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POLARIZED LIGHT OPTICAL MICROSCOPIES; POLY LACTIC ACID; STEREOCOMPLEX CRYSTALS; STEREOCOMPLEXES;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84960961940     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.12.001     Document Type: Article

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