Additives for polyolefins: Getting the most out of polypropylene, polyethylene and TPO

Additives for Polyolefins: Getting the Most out of Polypropylene, Polyethylene and TPO

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-278

  Tolinski, Michael ^a  

^a University of Michigan's   (United States)

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