Nano-reactors for controlling the selectivity of the free radical grafting of maleic anhydride onto polypropylene in the melt.

Polymer Engineering and Science | October 1, 2006| | Copyright

INTRODUCTION

Functionalization of polypropylene (PP), through the grafting of unsaturated monomers such as maleic anhydride (MAH) in the presence of organic peroxide as a free radical initiator, has already received much attention. The functionalized PP can have many applications [1, 2]. Solution [3], melt [4-6] and solid-state processes [7, 8] have been successfully used for the preparation of functionalized PP. Among them, the melt process has widely been used in the industry owing to its economic and operational advantages. However, a major problem this process ...

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