Session: Polymer Processing and Rheology I (2009 Annual Meeting)

Monday, November 9, 2009: 8:30 AM

Tennessee D (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

This session welcomes contributions in all areas of polymer processing and rheology. Topics of interest include the relationships between molecular architecture and rheology, structure development during processing, modeling of polymer processing, the use of rheological measurements to optimize processing, and the influence of processing-induced morphology on product properties.

Sponsor:

Polymers

Chair:

Ronald Hedden
Email: ronald.hedden@ttu.edu

Co-Chair:

Rafael Verduzco
Email: verduzcor@ornl.gov

8:30 AM

(50a) Melt Shear and Extensional Rheology of Carbon Nanofiber/Polystyrene Composites
Koki Miyazono, Christopher D. Kagarise, Monon Mahboob, Stephen E. Bechtel and Kurt W. Koelling

8:55 AM

(50b) Morphology and Rheology of Model Immiscible Blends with Interfacial Crosslinking
Candice DeLeo and Sachin Velankar

9:20 AM

(50c) Comparison of Individual Chain Dynamics of a Short-Chain Polyethylene Dense Liquid with Equivalent Free-Draining Dilute Solution Using An Atomistic and Mesoscopic Level Approach
Jun Mo Kim, Brian Edwards, David Keffer and Bamin Khomami

9:45 AM

(50d) Effect of Sparse Long-Chain Branching On the Film-Casting Behavior for a Series of Well-Defined HDPEs
Christopher D. McGrady, Christopher W. Seay and Donald G. Baird

10:10 AM

(50e) Integrated Real Time Birefringence and Light Depolarization Studies On Structural Evolution During Complete Processing Cycle: Heating, Stretching, Holding and Cooling of Polymer Films
Jane Hitomi Fujiyama-Novak and Miko Cakmak

10:35 AM

(50f) Morphological and Rheological Effects of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Processing of Polystyrene-Clay Nanocomposites
Mihai Manitiu, Robert Bellair, Esin Gulari and Rangaramanujam M. Kannan

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