Structure dictates a polymeric material's properties and ultimately its performance in the
marketplace. Elucidation of structural differences among polymer samples is therefore …

Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing (SSA) is a thermal fractionation technique that is
performed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The combination of non-isothermal …

The first publication on the interaction of polyolefins with stationary phases for high
performance liquid chromatography at high temperatures (HT-HPLC) appeared in 2003 …

Two sample sets of low density polyethylene (LDPE) were investigated and differentiated via
comprehensive analysis of their microstructures with specific emphasis on branching. The …

The advancement of high-temperature interaction chromatography (HT-IC) is a key
milestone in polyolefin characterization. Temperature gradient interaction chromatography …

A new and robust high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method that separates
poly (lactic acid)(PLA) according to its stereochemical composition is presented. Using this …

Polyolefins constitute half of the annual polymer production worldwide. Polyolefins pose
special challenges for their analysis owing to their semicrystalline nature and insolubility in …

The comprehensive analysis of complex copolymers is a challenge and requires the
combination of results from different methods including size exclusion chromatography for …

LDPE can be produced by different types of autoclave or tubular reactors, which can also be
cascaded. An important effort is to obtain materials with autoclave-process equivalent …

Low density polyethylene (LDPE) exhibits a complex branching architecture that is
characterized by the numbers and lengths of the branches. In previous work, it has been …