Transition from microcellular to nanocellular PLA foams by controlling viscosity, branching and crystallization

P Tiwary, CB Park, M Kontopoulou - European Polymer Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of material properties and foaming temperature on the
cellular structure of foams produced by batch foaming of linear, branched and nucleated …

Upcycling of polypropylene with various concentrations of peroxydicarbonate and dilauroyl peroxide and two processing steps

S Stanic, T Koch, K Schmid, S Knaus… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of two peroxides (peroxydicarbonate/dilauroyl peroxide) with various
concentrations (10–200 mmol/kg PP) and their effective opportunity to introduce long chain …

A Comprehensive Review on Controlled Synthesis of Long‐Chain‐Branched Polyolefins: Part 2, Multiple Catalyst Systems and Prepolymer Modification

W Liu, P Liu, WJ Wang, BG Li… - Macromolecular Reaction …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐chain branching plays an important role in the performance of polyolefins (POs). The
existence of a very small amount of long‐chain branches (LCBs), ie,< 1 per 10 000 carbons …

Foaming performance of linear polypropylene ionomers

M Embabi, MS Kweon, YX Wang, TP Lin… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Linear polypropylene (PP) exhibits poor foamability because of its inherently low melt
strength. Incorporation of long-chain branches is a common approach to increase melt …

A novel strategy for the preparation of long chain branching polypropylene and the investigation on foamability and rheology

S Li, M Xiao, Y Guan, D Wei, H Xiao, A Zheng - European Polymer Journal, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel strategy for introducing long chain branches (LCB) on commercial polypropylene
(PP) was described using an extender agent, poly (hexamethylendiamine-guanidine …

Influence of different types of peroxides on the long-chain branching of PP via reactive extrusion

S Stanic, G Gottlieb, T Koch, L Göpperl, K Schmid… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

A new grafting monomer for synthesizing long chain branched polypropylene through melt radical reaction

Z Zhang, D Wan, H Xing, Z Zhang, H Tan, L Wang… - Polymer, 2012 - Elsevier
A grafting monomer (p-(3-butenyl) styrene, BS)) containing two carbon–carbon double-
bonds with different reactivity was used in melt radical reaction to prepare long chain …

Hydrolytic degradation of branched PLA produced by reactive extrusion

H Simmons, M Kontopoulou - Polymer degradation and stability, 2018 - Elsevier
Reactive extrusion using dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and a tri-functional coagent, triallyl
trimesate (TAM) is implemented to introduce long-chain branching (LCB) in poly (lactic …

Mechanical, Hydrophobic, and Barrier Properties of Nanocomposites of Modified Polypropylene Reinforced with Low-Content Attapulgite

CH Tsou, R Zeng, CY Tsou, JC Chen, YL Sun, ZL Ma… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Attapulgite (ATT) has never been used as a barrier additive in polypropylene (PP). As a filler,
ATT should be added in high content to PP. However, that would result in increased costs …

Numerical simulation of polypropylene foaming process assisted by carbon dioxide: Bubble growth dynamics and stability

Y Li, Z Yao, Z Chen, K Cao, S Qiu, F Zhu, C Zeng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2011 - Elsevier
A mathematical model was established to simulate the bubble growth process during
foaming of polypropylene (PP) by carbon dioxide, taking into account of a wide range of …