Study of Rheology and Plug Assist Thermoforming of Linear and Branched PP Homopolymer and Impact Copolymer
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...Another possibility to increase the melt stiffness is to use chain extenders like peroxides.(13) Here, the enhancement achieved in the thermoforming process is directly related to the degree of long-chain branching....
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...These observations are in agreement with those reported in previous studies (Borsig et al., 2007; Graebling, 2002; Adams et al., 2000)....
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...Therefore, in recent years, there is growing interest in developing High Melt Strength (HMS) grades of PP (Graebling, 2002)....
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...Graebling (2002) obtained LCB PP using reactive extrusion in the presence of peroxide, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butyl peroxy)hexane, a polyfunctional acrylate monomer, trimethylol propane triacrylate (TMPTA), and various sulphide compounds as coagents....
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