Efficiency of peroxyderivatives in the chemical modification of polyethylene

The thermal decomposition of dialkyl peroxides, peroxyketals, and peroxyesters was realized in order to study the functionalization of polyethylene in the molten state. Two radicals were produced: one to abstract a hydrogen to the polyolefin, the other to combine with such a macroradical. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 2957–2963, 2000