Abstract
This paper describes the effect of nucleating agents on the morphology and crystallization behaviour of polypropylene. Nucleated and un-nucleated grades of polypropylene are compared, and the ability of both titanium dioxide pigment particles and recycled material to nucleate polypropylene is examined. Nucleating agents are found to have a significant effect on crystallization behaviour and titanium dioxide pigment is found to be a relatively efficient nucleating agent at addition levels as low as 0.5%. The consequences of these results for obtaining end product consistency in polypropylene are discussed briefly.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 3482-3486 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Jan 1998 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1998 56th Annual Technical Conference, ANTEC. Part 3 (of 3) - Atlanta, GA, USA Duration: 26 Apr 1998 → 30 Apr 1998 |
Conference
Conference | Proceedings of the 1998 56th Annual Technical Conference, ANTEC. Part 3 (of 3) |
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City | Atlanta, GA, USA |
Period | 26/04/98 → 30/04/98 |