Functionalization of isotactic poly(propylene) (PP) with dimethyl itaconate (DMI) as functional polar monomer using 2,5-dimethyl-2,5 -bis(tert-butylperoxy)hexane (L101) as radical initiator was carried out in both boiling ...

The formation of the crystalline phase of polypropylene in the presence of four different types of CaCO3 was studied. All composites were prepared by melt mixing and extrusion and the concentration of CaCO3 was maintained ...

The purpose of this work was to study how mineral fillers would behave in a polypropylene (PP) matrix when PP modified with maleic anhydride (MA) and/or itaconic acid (IA) was used as a coupling agent in the preparation ...

Random propylene-ethylene copolymers with low ethylene content (PEC) are of great interest due to their higher impact resistance and lower softening temperature than polypropylene (PP).  In this study, PECs are functionalized ...

A compatibilizer agent was successfully produced by grafting maleic anhydride (MA) to poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) chains on a reactive processing by mechanical mixing, using a mixture of PHBV, MA and ...

The purpose of this work was to study how mineral fillers would behave in a polypropylene (PP) matrix when PP modified with maleic anhydride (MA) and/or itaconic acid (IA) was used as a coupling agent in the preparation ...