Rheo-chemistry in Reactive Processing of Polyolefin
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W. Yu
Abstract
A brief review of reactive processing of polyolefins, which are the most widely used polymers today, is given in this paper from the role of flow field in processing and the characterization of the modified chain topologies. The materials are mainly focused on polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyolefin elastomer (POE) here. Aspects of reactions, coupling/crosslinking and scission are discussed both in terms of the mechanism and kinetics under different flow conditions.
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- Contents
- Contents
- Review Papers
- Rheo-chemistry in Reactive Processing of Polyolefin
- Regular Contributed Articles
- Visualization Analysis of a Multilayer Foam Development Process in Microcellular Injection Molding
- Visualization Analysis of Resin Flow Behavior around a Flow Front Using a Rotary Runner Exchange System
- Influence of the Calendering Step on the Adhesion Properties of Coextruded Structures
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- Rotational Molding of Polyamide-6 Nanocomposites with Improved Flame Retardancy
- Effect of Blending Protocol on the Rheological Properties and Morphology of HDPE/LLDPE Blend-based Nanocomposites
- High-Strength PET Fibers Produced by Conjugated Melt Spinning and Laser Drawing
- Effect of Blend Ratio of h-LLDPE and LDPE on Tear Properties of Blown Films
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