Want to Hear a Good Joke? Pellet Melt Index!, 1999 Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference Proceedings

Ray Edwards

Consultant

Eastman Chemical Company

Longview, Texas

Dr. Natti S. Rao

Plastics Solutions International

Neustadt, Germany

Bruce A. Gillespie

Senior Technician (Retired)

Eastman Chemical Company

Longview, Texas

Pellet melt index is an unreliable predictor of a polyethylene’s performance in extrusion coating. And here’s why most people in the industry assume that pellet melt index will predict (a) the processability of

a polyethylene during extrusion coating, and (b) certain coating properties. Pellet melt index would do this if it remained constant during extrusion. But, to the contrary, a polyethylene’s coating melt index will vary significantly and irreversibly from that of the original pellet during any extrusion operation. These translate to variations in coating properties.

Author: Gillespie, B.A., Rao, N.S., Edwards, R.
Want to Hear a Good Joke? Pellet Melt Index!, 1999 Polymers,
Want to Hear a Good Joke? Pellet Melt Index!, 1999 Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference Proceedings
35.00

New Releases

TAPPI PRESS Catalog eBook 2024


Experience the Power of Publications in the 2024 TAPPI Press Catalog


Open
 

Kraft Recovery Boilers, Third Edition  


Sponsored by the Recovery Boiler Program R&D Subcommittee of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and published by TAPPI Press.


Purchase
 

Handbook For Pulp and Paper Technologists (The SMOOK Book), Fourth Edition

The best-selling text to introduce the entire technology of pulp and paper manufacture.

Purchase
 

Guidelines for Safe Assessment and Operation of Yankee Dryers  


A project of the Yankee Dryer Safety & Reliability Committee.

Purchase
 

Check our newest additions.


TAPPI Press offers some of the most in-depth resources and references for the forest products and related industries. 

See More
   
 

Available for Purchase – Conference Proceedings


TAPPI maintains a record of key conference papers, presentations, and other conference publications, available for purchase in a variety of formats.

See More