Control of macromolecular architecture during the reactive functionalization in the melt of olefin polymers

E Passaglia, S Coiai, S Augier - Progress in Polymer Science, 2009 - Elsevier
The functionalization of polyolefins is a useful methodology to chemically convert these
extremely important commodities into value-added polymers by generating materials with …

Post‐polymerization modification by nitroxide radical coupling

S Coiai, E Passaglia, F Cicogna - Polymer International, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐polymerization modification is an attractive approach to extend applications and
convert commodity plastics into products with new, desirable and tunable properties. Among …

Crystallization and foaming of coagent-modified polypropylene: nucleation effects of cross-linked nanoparticles

Y Zhang, P Tiwary, JS Parent, M Kontopoulou, CB Park - Polymer, 2013 - Elsevier
The radical-mediated addition of trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TMPTMA) to linear,
isotactic polypropylene (PP) yields graft-modified derivatives that contain coagent-rich, cross …

Foaming of reactively modified polypropylene: Effects of rheology and coagent type

Y Zhang, JS Parent, M Kontopoulou… - Journal of Cellular …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
A series of linear controlled rheology polypropylenes were produced through reaction with
dicumyl peroxide in the melt state, to investigate the effect of molecular weight and viscosity …

In situ ozonolysis of polypropylene during extrusion to produce long-chain branches with the aid of TMPTA

GJ He, BY Yuan, TT Zheng, W Zhu, XC Yin - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The introduction of long-chain branches (LCBs) in polypropylene (PP) during the extrusion
process is normally induced by peroxide chemicals which are known to lead to the formation …

Preparation and characterization of long chain branched polypropylene mediated by different heteroaromatic ring derivatives

D Wan, L Ma, H **ng, L Wang, Z Zhang, J Qiu, G Zhang… - Polymer, 2013 - Elsevier
Three different heteroaromatic ring derivatives (coagents) were used to adjust the melt
radical reaction of polypropylene (PP). From the results of high temperature 1H NMR and …

Molecular and thermo-mechanical assessment of long-chain branched polypropylene: Effect of irradiation dose, multifunctional monomer content and molecular …

SN Mousavi, M Entezam, MT Müller, M Tavakol… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The influence of irradiation dose, trimetylolpropane trimethacrylate (TMPTMA) amount, as a
three-functional monomer, and polypropylene (PP) molecular weight on the performance of …

Comparison of rheological behavior of branched polypropylene prepared by chemical modification and electron beam irradiation under air and N2

SA Mousavi, S Dadbin, M Frounchi, DC Venerus… - Radiation Physics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Chemical and electron beam irradiation methods were used to introduce a branched
structure into polypropylene and propylene–ethylene copolymer. The chemical method was …

Crystallization of coagent-modified polypropylene: effect of polymer architecture and cross-linked nanoparticles

Y Zhang, P Tiwary, H Gui, M Kontopoulou… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Linear isotactic polypropylene (PP) was chemically modified by solvent-free, peroxide-
initiated grafting of trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate and triallyl trimesate. The resulting …

The effect of initiator, polyfunctional monomer and polybutene-1 resin on the long chain branching of random polypropylene copolymer via reactive extruder

T Behboudi, SM Davachi, Y Jahani - Polymer-Plastics Technology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Polypropylene random copolymer (PPR) and polybutene-1 (PB-1) are blended and long-
chain branched (LCB) in the reactive extruder. The optimum amount of PB-1 resin, peroxide …