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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Lauritzen-Hoffman Theory"”.
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A study of the crystallization kinetics of isotactic polystyrene
… polystyrene are analyzed in context of the Lauritzen-Hoffman kinetic theory of polymer crystallization. The primary objectives of the study are to critically test the Lauritzen-Hoffinan theory under conditions not rigorously investigated before and to gain a better understanding of the …
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On the Melting and Crystallization of Linear Polyethylene, Poly(ethylene oxide) and Metallocene Linear Low-Density Polyethylene
… were analyzed in the context of the non-linear Hoffman-Weeks method. Using the Huggins equation, limiting equilibrium melting temperatures of 141.4 ± 0.8oC and 81.4 ± 1.0oC were estimated for linear polyethylene and poly(ethylene oxide), respectively. The former and the latter are about 4oC …
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Effect of chain structure on the thermodynamics and kinetics of polymer crystallization
… of this work is to critically examine the Lauritzen-Hoffman (LH) secondary nucleation barrier model of polymer crystallization. One of the major criticisms of the LH theory was that it predicted divergence of the lamellar thickness and crystal growth rate at finite undercoolings - the …
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Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Linear Polyethylene and Ethylene/Styrene Copolymers and Chain Length Dependence of Spherulitic Growth Rate for Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Fractions
… I and II was analyzed using the formalism of the Lauritzen-Hoffman (LH) theory. Our results are found to be in conflict with predictions from LH theory. The Kg ratio increases with molecular weight instead of remaining constant. The chain length dependence of the exponential prefactor, G0, does …