• Preparation of a Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP)/CaCO3 Film with High Haze and Its Performance Study

  • Zhengyu Yao*, Tianjiao Hou*,† , and Xuan Shen*, **,†

  • *State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
    **Zhangjiagang Institute of Nanjing Tech University, Suzhou 215600, P.R. China

  • 고헤이즈(High Haze) 특성을 가진 이축연신 폴리프로필렌/탄산칼슘 필름의 제조 및 성능 연구

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(3): 402-409

    Published online May 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk..2026.50.3.402
  • Received on Mar 13, 2025
  • Revised on Nov 27, 2025
  • Accepted on Jan 15, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Tianjiao Hou* , Xuan Shen*, **

  • *State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
    **Zhangjiagang Institute of Nanjing Tech University, Suzhou 215600, P.R. China

  • E-mail: hou_tianjiao@njtech.edu.cn, shenxuan@njtech.edu.cn