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Melt Rheology and its Applications in the Plastics Industry

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The sensitivity of rheological properties to molecular structure makes rheological information valuable for characterizing polymers and for understanding their behavior in melt processing operations. Structural factors explored include molecular weight distribution, tacticity, comonomer content, and long-chain branching (LCB). The effects of LCB on melt behavior are complex but very important, and this subject is explored in detail.

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Dealy, J.M., Wang, J. (2013). Rheology and Molecular Structure. In: Melt Rheology and its Applications in the Plastics Industry. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6395-1_7

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