Fig. 2.28 CRYSTAF
analysis of three
homogeneous LLDPEs
(reprinted from [103] with
permission of J. Wiley &
Sons)
Table 2.5 CRYSTAF and analytical results for EO copolymer samples (reprinted from [103]
with permission of J. Wiley & Sons)
T c (
C)
T w (
C)
Sigma
R
Weight % Octene
Density
M.I.
8.9
6.8
5.2
–
41
0.868
0.5
16.2
13.7
7.3
–
38
0.875
3
23.1
12.4
12.8
–
36
0.88
18
32
27.2
9.9
–
30.6
0.885
1
40.7
38.1
7.7
–
23.1
0.895
1.6
50.9
47.4
8
6
19.1
0.902
1
49.5
47.4
6.3
2.3
19.5
0.902
3
48.8
45.9
7.9
10.5
19.3
0.902
3
45.5
41.2
9.8
14.2
19.7
0.902
30
59.1
57.4
4.9
1
13.8
0.91
0.5
58.7
57.3
4.3
0.6
14.3
0.91
1
56
54.7
5.5
1.2
15.1
0.91
3.5
59.4
56.7
6.5
1.8
14.8
0.911
6
56.6
52.1
8.7
3.7
15.1
0.913
30
57
50.3
9.3
4.6
15.2
0.913
30
64.8
63.6
4.2
0.5
10.8
0.915
1
2
78.7
78.1
4.1
0.5
2.5
0.935
T c is the peak crystallization temperature, T w is the weight-average crystallization temperature,
Sigma and R are parameters defining the broadness of the CCD as per equations 2.3 and 2.4
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