During industrial processing, such as film blowing and injection molding, semicrystalline
polymers have to be subjected to external flow. Flow changes the nucleation rate, crystal …

Polymer-processing operations with dominating elongational flow have a great relevance,
especially in several relevant industrial applications. Film blowing, fiber spinning and …

Poly (butylene adipate-ran-terephthalate)(PBAT) is a typical biodegradable aliphatic−
aromatic polyester. It has been widely used as compost bags, packaging films, and …

Polymer processing is a technology used to transfer raw materials into products with
different shapes and functionalities and is a key step for polymer application. After years of …

Polymer processing is an essential step in achieving the desired shape and properties of
polymer parts that are being broadly used in areas from packaging to aerospace. However …

The barrier performance and mechanical properties of films play important roles in handling
and moisture retention when used in agricultural fields. Herein, poly (butylene adipate …

Film blowing is a crucial plastic conversion technique for (Linear) Low Density Polyethylene
((L) LDPE), widely employed in the industry. However, understanding its complexities, which …

Poly (butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate)(PBAT) is an important biodegradable copolymer,
but its crystallization rate is slow. Herein, the effect of self‐nucleation on the crystallization …

To meet the challenge of efficient modeling of film blowing with realistic constitutive
equations for commercial thermoplastic melts, we present a multistage optimization …

In this study, time-resolved ex situ Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR)
spectroscopy were performed to monitor structural changes in a polyamide (PA) 66 gear …