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Structure and properties of high melt strength polypropylene prepared by combined method of blending and crosslinking
Author(s) -
An Yanjie,
Zhang Zhenjiang,
Wang Yanhui,
Qiu Jian,
Tang Tao
Publication year - 2010
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.31610
Subject(s) - low density polyethylene , materials science , tmpta , polypropylene , melt flow index , polyethylene , composite material , thermal stability , izod impact strength test , microstructure , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , ultimate tensile strength , copolymer , polymer , acrylate , engineering
High melt strength polypropylene (HMSPP) was prepared by in situ heat induction reaction, in which pure polypropylene (PP) powders without any additives was used as basic resin, and low density polyethylene (LDPE) and trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) were added as blending resin and as crosslinking agent, respectively. Microstructure of the obtained HMSPP (PP/LDPE/TMPTA blends) was characterized by FTIR, Wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD), and testing of gel content. The effect of LDPE content on melt strength and melt flow rate of HMSPP were investigated. When the content of LDPE was 40 wt %, the melt strength of the HMSPP was above 16 CN, which was much higher than those of pure PP powder (2.6 CN) and PP/LDPE blends without TMPTA (6.1 CN). Moreover, thermal behavior and mechanical properties of the HMSPP were also investigated. The results showed that the thermal stability and impact strength of HMSPP were greatly improved. In addition, HMSPP possessed good processing performance and good foaming properties. The foams produced by HMSPP showed uniform, closed, and independent cells. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010