Effect of the Molecular Structure of the Polymer and Nucleation on the Optical Properties of Polypropylene Homo- and Copolymers

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 6; no. 10; pp. 7456 - 7463
• Main Authors: Horváth, Zsuzsanna, Menyhárd, Alfréd, Doshev, Petar, Gahleitner, Markus, Vörös, György, Varga, József, Pukánszky, Béla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 28.05.2014
• Subjects: molecular structure; nucleation; polypropylene; haze; crystalline structure

Two soluble nucleating agents were used to modify the optical properties of nine PP homo- and random copolymers. The ethylene content of the polymers changed between 0 and 5.3 wt %. Chain regularity was characterized by the stepwise isothermal segregation technique (SIST), while optical properties b...