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Assessment of the utilization of different peroxide dispersion media on the controlled degradation of polypropylene
Author(s) -
Muñoz P. A. R.,
Bettini S. H. P.
Publication year - 2012
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.36705
Subject(s) - polypropylene , peroxide , degradation (telecommunications) , materials science , polymer chemistry , rheometry , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , polymer , telecommunications , computer science , engineering
Abstract A two‐step investigation of polypropylene‐controlled degradation was performed. First the controlled degradation of polypropylene was investigated by assessing the effects of using dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and 2,5‐dimethyl‐2,5‐di(t‐butylperoxy) hexane (DHBP) in different suspensions (neat, calcium carbonate, and organically modified montmorillonite). The second part of this research was performed according to a factorial design at two levels (2 2 experimental design) with center point, in which peroxide concentration and reaction time were studied. Polypropylene degradation was assessed by melt flow rate (MFR) and parallel plate rheometry. Results showed that DCP presented higher molar efficiency in polypropylene degradation reactions in relation to DHBP; likely due to radical recombination reactions. The results also indicate that clay may catalyze the recombination reactions of polypropylene radicals. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2013