Comparative study on the molecular structure of ethylene/1-octene, ethylene/1-heptene and ethylene/1-pentene copolymers using advanced analytical methods

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), one of the fastest growing types of polyethylene, is made from the copolymerisation of ethylene and higher 1-olefin comonomers. 1-octene is the comonomer of choice as it gives mechanically bet...

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Main Author: Ndiripo, Anthony
Other Authors: Pasch, Harald
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96889