Competing crystallization of α- and β-phase induced by β-nucleating agents in microdroplets of isotactic polypropylene
Enrico Carmeli, Sara Ottonello, Bao Wang, Alfréd Menyhárd, Alejandro J. Müller, Dario Cavallo
Abstract
Crystallization of heterogeneously nucleated isotactic polypropylene microdroplets in an immiscible polystyrene matrix allows the estimation of intrinsic nucleating efficiency of nucleating agents promoting the formation of different polymorphs.
Topics & Concepts
TacticityCrystallizationNucleationPolypropylenePhase (matter)Materials scienceChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryPolymerizationPolymerEngineeringPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties