Volume 32, Issue 6 pp. 5431-5437
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Peroxide-initiated crosslinking of polypropylene in the presence of p-benzoquinone

I. Chodák

I. Chodák

Polymer Institute CCR of the Slovak Academy of Science, 842 36 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

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M. Lazár

M. Lazár

Polymer Institute CCR of the Slovak Academy of Science, 842 36 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

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First published: 5 November 1986
Citations: 39

Abstract

Crosslinking of polypropylene was investigated when initiated by thermal decomposition of organic peroxides. p-Benzoquinone was found to be an effective coagent of crosslinking. The efficiency of benzoquinone is about 5 times higher than that of polyfunctional monomers. Almost complete crosslinking of polypropylene can be reached at proper conditions.

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