scholarly journals Influence of Different Types of Peroxides on the Long-Chain Branching of PP via Reactive Extrusion

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sascha Stanic ◽  
Gergö Gottlieb ◽  
Thomas Koch ◽  
Lukas Göpperl ◽  
Klaus Schmid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
Reactive Extrusion ◽  
Chain Branching ◽  
Long Chain Branching ◽  
Single Screw Extruder ◽  
Strength Behavior ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Branched Polypropylene ◽  
Long Chain

Long-chain branching (LCB) is known as a suitable method to increase the melt strength behavior of linear polypropylene (PP), which is a fundamental weakness of this material. This enables the modification of various properties of PP, which can then be used—in the case of PP recyclates—as a practical “upcycling” method. In this study, the effect of five different peroxides and their effectiveness in building LCB as well as the obtained mechanical properties were studied. A single screw extruder at different temperatures (180 and 240 °C) was used, and long-chain branched polypropylene (PP-LCB) was prepared via reactive extrusion by directly mixing the peroxides. The peroxides used were dimyristyl peroxydicarbonate (PODIC C126), tert-butylperoxy isopropylcarbonate (BIC), tert-Butylperoxy 2-ethylhexyl carbonate (BEC), tert-amylperoxy 2-ethylhexylcarbonate (AEC), and dilauroyl peroxide (LP), all with a concentration of 20 mmol/kg. The influence of the temperature on the competitive prevalent reactions of degradation and branching was documented via melt mass-flow rate (MFR), rheology measurements, and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). However, via extensional rheology, strain hardening could be observed in all cases and the mechanical properties could be maintained or even improved. Particularly, PODIC C126 and LP signaled a promising possibility for LCB in this study.

scholarly journals Improving Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Various Virgin and Recycled Polypropylenes by Blending with Long-Chain Branched Polypropylene

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1137
Author(s):  
Sascha Stanic ◽  
Thomas Koch ◽  
Klaus Schmid ◽  
Simone Knaus ◽  
Vasiliki-Maria Archodoulaki
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Tensile Test ◽  
Reactive Extrusion ◽  
Original Material ◽  
Melt Flow Rate ◽  
Single Screw Extruder ◽  
Pp Blends ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Long Chain

Blends of two long-chain branched polypropylenes (LCB-PP) and five linear polypropylenes (L-PP) were prepared in a single screw extruder at 240 °C. The two LCB-PPs were self-created via reactive extrusion at 180 °C by using dimyristyl peroxydicarbonate (PODIC C126) and dilauroyl peroxide (LP) as peroxides. For blending two virgin and three recycled PPs like coffee caps, yoghurt cups and buckets with different melt flow rate (MFR) values were used. The influence of using blends was assessed by investigating the rheological (dynamic and extensional rheology) and mechanical properties (tensile test and impact tensile test). The dynamic rheology indicated that the molecular weight as well as the molecular weight distribution could be increased or broadened. Also the melt strength behavior could be improved by using the two peroxide modified LCB-PP blends on the basis of PODIC C126 or PEROXAN LP (dilauroyl peroxide). In addition, the mechanical properties were consistently enhanced or at least kept constant compared to the original material. In particular, the impact tensile strength but also the elongation at break could be increased considerably. This study showed that the blending of LCB-PP can increase the investigated properties and represents a promising option, especially when using recycled PP, which demonstrates a real “up-cycling” process.

Development of high melt strength polypropylene and its application in thermoplastic elastomeric composition

2021 ◽  
pp. 009524432110510
Author(s):  
Mousumi De Sarkar ◽  
Nishant Chandel ◽  
Shib Shankar Banerjee ◽  
Subhabrata Saha ◽  
Anil K Bhowmick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Ratio ◽  
Reactive Extrusion ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Chain Branching ◽  
Melt Strength ◽  
Long Chain Branching ◽  
Zinc Diethyldithiocarbamate ◽  
Long Chain ◽  
High Melt Strength Polypropylene

High melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) with a long-chain branched structure is a modified form of polypropylene (PP) which has basic properties of regular PP but with superior melt drawability. This paper reports on the development of gel-free HMS-PP from a linear isotactic PP through the introduction of long-chain branching on its backbone via a reactive extrusion process, using dicetyl-peroxydicarbonate (PODIC) alone or in combination with a coagent. The melt strength and the mechanical properties such as impact and flexural strength of PP showed improvements with the modification with PODIC. 5000 ppm by weight of PODIC was found to provide the best balance of properties. The efficacies of zinc diethyldithiocarbamate (ZDC) and tetramethyl thiuram disulphide (TMTD) as coagents in combination with PODIC to augment properties of HMS-PP further were explored. TMTD offered slightly enhanced performance benefits as compared to ZDC at an optimized concentration of 100 ppm by weight. The application potential of HMS-PP in thermoplastic elastomeric blends of HMS-PP with ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) rubber at a fixed ratio of 35/65 by weight was also investigated. Structure-property correlations were established between the extent of long-chain branching in the modified PP and the properties of the resultant thermoplastic elastomeric composition.

scholarly journals Synergistic lignin construction of a long-chain branched polypropylene and its properties

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (62) ◽  
pp. 38120-38127
Author(s):  
Bo Tian ◽  
Jinfeng Li ◽  
Zhigang Li ◽  
Ningdi Xu ◽  
Gang Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chain Branching ◽  
Long Chain Branching ◽  
Foaming Property ◽  
Branched Polypropylene ◽  
Long Chain ◽  
Long Chain Branched Polypropylene

Polypropylene with long chain branching behavior was constructed by lignin, which foaming property and polarity were improved.

Methods of long chain branching detection in PE by triple-detector gel permeation chromatography

2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (28) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Thipphaya Pathaweeisariyakul ◽  
Kanyanut Narkchamnan ◽  
Boonyakeat Thitisuk ◽  
Wallace Yau
Keyword(s):  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
Chain Branching ◽  
Long Chain Branching ◽  
Gel Permeation ◽  
Long Chain
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