Measuring Flow-Induced Crystallization Kinetics of Polyethylene after Processing

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02477
• Publication Date: 2021-02-15T22:34:29Z
• Authors: Kenneth L. Kearns; Justin Scherzer; Marius Chyasnavic...; Daria Monaenkova; Jonathan Moore; Robert L. Sammler; Tom Fielitz; David A. Nicholson; Marat Andreev; Gregory C. Rutledge
• Keywords: polyethylene; Ecology; Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; polymer; Biophysics; Computational Biology; pilot-scale blown-film line; 02 engineering and technology; Biochemistry; LLDPE; Flow-Induced Crystallization Kinetics; Infectious Diseases; Space Science; Virology; Medicine; crystallization kinetics; 0210 nano-technology; Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified; enhancement

The flow-induced crystallization of polymers is a ubiquitous aspect of processing where the effect of flow can dramatically alter end-use properties of polymers. Here, we will describe the developm...