The esti mati on of the functions that descri be the shear stress and the pressure drop across the short orifice die as a function of shear rate at different mean pressures for linear-low-density polyethylene copolymer (LLDPE) at 190oC is obtained using Genetic Programmi ng (GP) . The GP has been running base d on e xpe rimental data in two cases; shear stress and pressure drop at differe nt me...

This paper presents the preparation and mechanical properties of compatibilized compositionally graded Polyethylene/ low density polyethylene (LDPE)/ modified montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites prepared by solution and melt mixing techniques. Use of polyethylene glycol as compatibilizer improves compatibility of modified montmorillonite and low density polyethylene.  Comparisons between two t...

it has been proven that polyolefins specially low density polyethylene (ldpe), are resistant against degradation and microorganism attacks; thus, one of the most important properties of industrial plastics, is their environmental biodegradability. since plastics are being widely used in agriculture, horticulture and packaging, meeting this requirement becomes increasingly dificult (specially in...