Grafting of functional nitroxyl free radicals to polyolefins as a tool to postreactor modification of polyethylene-based materials with control of macromolecular architecture

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 781-795

  Cicogna, Francesca ^a,b   Coiai, Serena ^a,b   Passaglia, Elisa ^a,b   Tucci, Irene ^b   Ricci, Lucia ^b   Ciardelli, Francesco ^b   Batistini, Antonio ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

FTIR; functionalization of polymers; nitroxyl free radicals; polyethylene; stoichiometric reaction

Indexed keywords

1-OCTENE; CALIBRATION CURVES; CHAIN EXTENSION; COUPLING REACTION; FTIR; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONALIZATION OF POLYMERS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFINS; GRAFTING LEVELS; GRAFTING SITES; H-ABSTRACTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MACROMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; MACRORADICALS; NITROXYL FREE RADICALS; NITROXYL RADICAL; PRISTINE POLYMERS; PROPER MODELS; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; SEC ANALYSIS; SIDE REACTIONS; STOICHIOMETRIC REACTION;

ETHYLENE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 78650831921     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.24493     Document Type: Article

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