Polyethylene structural heterogeneity by thermal and rheological techniques

• Published in: Thermochimica acta Vol. 272; pp. 181 - 189
• Main Authors: Westphal, Stanley P., Ling, T.K., Woo, L.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 20.01.1996; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Exact sciences and technology; Metallocene catalyst; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Polyethylene; Properties and characterization; Structural heterogeneity; Structure, morphology and analysis; Structural heterogeneity; Polyethylene; Metallocene catalyst; EVA; Heterogeneity; Melting; Morphology; Ethylene propylene rubber; Property structure relationship; Crystallinity; Experimental study; Beta relaxation; Molecular relaxation

Recent advances in metallocene catalysts have created a rich set of structural variations for polyethylenes. Copolymers of unprecedented comonomer content and branching distribution have been commercialized. In this paper, we report progress in our laboratories in characterizing these parameters. Fo...