Production of high melt strength polypropylene by gamma irradiation |
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Authors: | A.B. Lug o, B.W.H. Artel, A. Yoshiga, L.F.C.P. Lima, D.F. Parra, J.R. Bueno, S. Liberman, M. Farrah, W.R. Ter ariol,H. Otaguro |
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Affiliation: | aIPEN—Av. Professor Lineu Prestes 2242, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil;bEMBRARAD—Av. Cruzada Bandeirante 269, 06700-000 São Paulo, Brazil;cBRASKEM—Av. Nações Unidas 4777, 05477000 São Paulo, Brazil |
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Abstract: | High melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) has been recently developed and introduced in the market by the major international producers of polypropylene. Therefore, BRASKEM, the leading Brazilian PP producer, together with EMBRARAD, the leading Brazilian gamma irradiator, and the IPEN (Institute of Nuclear Energy and Research) worked to develop a national technology for the production of HMS-PP. One of the effective approaches to improve melt strength and extensibility is to add chain branches onto polypropylene backbone using gamma radiation. Branching and grafting result from the radical combinations during irradiation process. Crosslinking and main chain scission in the polymer structure are also obtained during this process. In this work, gamma irradiation technique was used to induce chemical changes in commercial polypropylene with two different monomers, Tri-allyl-isocyanurate (TAIC) and Tri-methylolpropane-trimethacrylate (TMPTMA), with concentration ranging from 1.5 to 5.0 mmol/100 g of polypropylene. These samples were irradiated with a 60Co source at dose of 20 kGy. It used two different methods of HMS-PP processing. The crosslinking of modified polymers was studied by measuring gel content melt flow rate and rheological properties like melt strength and drawability. It was observed that the reaction method and the monomer type have influenced the properties. However, the concentration variation of monomer has no effect. |
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Keywords: | Polypropylene Gamma radiation Crosslinking and melt strength |
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