Since the pioneering advances of Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta during the early 1950s, a
continuing series of breakthroughs in research and industrial innovations have greatly …

The aim of this work was to highlight the presence of long chain branching, LCB, due to the
incorporation of a multifunctional epoxide, named Joncryl®, as a chain extender, into both …

Polylactide (PLA) has inherent shortcomings that limit its widespread application: brittleness,
slow crystallization rates, low melt strength and thermal instability during melt processing. In …

Very high molecular weight (M n up to 700 000) and narrowly polydispersed (PDI= 1.1− 1.4)
hyperbranched polyglycerols (HPG) were synthesized by ring-opening multibranching …

This research studies the effect of thermal, thermo-oxidative and thermomechanical
degradation conditions on the melt rheological, chemical and thermal properties of PLA at …

Synthesis and characterization of long‐chain branched polyolefins has been an important
research topic for both academic and industrial researchers for many decades. This is …

Surface plastics and microplastics commingled with biomass are emerging pollutants in the
marine environment. With the projected demand for plastics sharply increasing, innovative …

Poly (lactic acid) is an industrially mature, bio-sourced and biodegradable polymer.
However, current applications of this eco-friendly material are limited as a result of its …

We present a detailed, systematic study of the linear rheological response of model comb
homopolymers consisting of linear backbone chains on which branches of the same …

This paper explores shear and extensional rheological behavior of unimodal, metallocene-
catalyzed polyethylenes with low contents of long-chain branching (LCB). The polymers …