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Effect of polycyclopentene on crystallization of isotactic polypropylene
Author(s) -
Lee DongHo,
Yoon KeunByoung
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1994.070541015
Subject(s) - tacticity , polypropylene , crystallinity , crystallization , materials science , nucleation , crystallization of polymers , polymer , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer science , chemistry , polymerization , organic chemistry , engineering
The application of some polymers as nucleating agents for polypropylene has been examined. Among various polymeric nucleating agents, polycyclopentene was found to be a superior nucleating agent to typical organic nucleating agents. When polycyclopentene was added to polypropylene, the crystallization temperature and the degree of crystallinity of polypropylene increased. In addition, the crystallization rate and the number of spherulites increased whereas the size of spherulites decreased remarkably. As a result of polycyclopentene addition, the transparency of polypropylene film could be improved considerably. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.