Controlled reduction of polypropylene lsotacticity and crystallinity by epimerization during reactive processing

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4505-4518

  Henry, Gaetan R P ^a   Drooghaag, Xavier ^a   Vandeuren, Mikhaël ^a   Sclavons, Michel ^a   Schanck, André ^a   Devaux, Jacques ^a   Carlier, Véronique ^a   Marchand Brynaert, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Elastomer; Epimenzation; Poly(propylene); Reactive extrusion

Indexed keywords

BLOCK LENGTHS; CONTROLLED REDUCTION; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLINITY; EPIMENZATION; EPIMERIZATION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; ISOTACTICITIES; ISOTACTICS; LOW CRYSTALLINITY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE; N-BROMOSUCCINIMIDE; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; PLASTOMERS; POLYMER BACKBONES; REACTIVE EXTRUSION; REACTIVE PROCESSING;

EXTRUSION; HEXANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PROPYLENE; RUBBER; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 69549101903     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.23504     Document Type: Article

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