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- Title
Crystallization of Random Metallocene-Catalyzed Propylene-Based Copolymers with Ethylene and 1-Hexene on Rapid Cooling.
- Authors
Mileva, Daniela; Wang, Jingbo; Androsch, René; Jariyavidyanont, Katalee; Gahleitner, Markus; Bernreitner, Klaus
- Abstract
Propylene-based random copolymers with either ethylene or 1-hexene as comonomer, produced using a metallocene catalyst, were studied regarding their crystallization behaviors, with a focus on rapid cooling. To get an impression of processing effects, fast scanning chip calorimetry (FSC) was used in addition to the characterization of the mechanical performance. When comparing the comonomer type and the relation to commercial grades based on Ziegler–Natta-type catalysts, both an interaction with the catalyst-related regio-defects and a significant difference between ethylene and 1-hexene was observed. A soluble-type nucleating agent was found to modify the behavior, but to an increasingly lesser degree at high cooling rates.
- Subjects
METALLOCENE catalysts; RANDOM copolymers; ETHYLENE; CRYSTALLIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ALKENES
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 13, p2091
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym13132091