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Preparation of propylene-propyl methacrylate copolymer

P. Citovický, G. Benc, V. Chrástová, and S. Kuka

Department of Chemical Technology of Plastics and Fibres, Slovak Technical University, 812 37 Bratisl

Abstract:  An effective procedure of chemical modification of polypropylene by polar monomer, i.e. n-propyl methacrylate, as well as a method for isolation of the formed poly(propylene—propyl methacrylate) copolymer from the polymer mixture containing polypropylene and copolymer on the basis of their different solubility in o-xylene at laboratory temperature has been elaborated. In the solution the copolymer is held by the effect of poly(propyl methacrylate) excess in macromolecules. Under given conditions, only that part of copolymer which contains more than 65 mass % of poly(propyl methacrylate) can be isolated.

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Chemical Papers 36 (2) 231–239 (1982)