Controlling melt reactions during preparing long chain branched polypropylene using copper N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate
✍ Scribed by Zhenjiang Zhang; Haiping Xing; Jian Qiu; Zhiwei Jiang; Haiou Yu; Xiaohua Du; Yanhui Wang; Li Ma; Tao Tang
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 785 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-3861
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✦ Synopsis
Effect of copper N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate (CDD) on melt reactions during preparing long chain branched polypropylenes (LCB-PP) via free radical grafting was studied. The structure and rheological properties of the modified PPs were characterized. The results showed that CDD could efficiently control two side reactions, i.e. degradation of PP backbone and homopolymerization of multifunctional monomer (trimethylol propane triacrylate (TMPTA)) in the presence of peroxide. Meanwhile the addition of CDD also increased the efficiency of forming LCB structure. The reaction between CDD and active free radicals (carbon centered and alkoxy species) led to forming in situ dithiocarbamate radicals, which cannot attack PP backbone and are weaker initiator for TMPTA. The resultant dithiocarbamate radicals could react with the PP macroradicals and the acrylic radicals reversibly, which prolong the life time of PP macroradical and increase the reaction probability between macroradicals. The obtained LCB-PP showed high melt strength.