Peroxide crosslinking of LLDPE during reactive extrusion Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractAn experimental study of the free‐radical‐induced crosslinking of linear‐low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE) in the melt phase has been carried out. Experiments have been performed both in a single‐screw plasticating extruder and in an extrusion plastometer using a peroxide as the free‐radical source. Concentration of the peroxide was in the range of 0.005–0.08 wt % for rheological investigation and was extended to 5 wt % for gel content examination. Results in the form of melt flow index (MFI) values, viscosity curves, extrudate swell, and gel content of the produced resins are presented here.

authors

• Tang, Y
• Tzoganakis, C
• Hamielec, AE
• Vlachopoulos, John

status

• published 

publication date

• September 1989

has subject area

• 0912 Materials Engineering (FoR)
• Polymers (Science Metrix)

published in

• Advances in Polymer Technology  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4004 Chemical Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/adv.1989.060090305

start page

• 217

end page

• 226

volume

• 9

issue

• 3