Role of the molecular structure of carboxylate-alumoxanes in the enhanced nucleation of polypropylene

TitleRole of the molecular structure of carboxylate-alumoxanes in the enhanced nucleation of polypropylene
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsMani, MRaj, Chellaswamy, R, Marathe, YN, Pillai, VK
JournalChemical Communications
Volume51
Issue49
Pagination10026-10029
Date PublishedMAY
ISSN1359-7345
Abstract

We have reported the use of carboxylate-alumoxanes as efficient nucleating agents for isotactic polypropylene (iPP) with a possible structural correlation to the nucleation efficiency. The unique, butterfly-like structure of carboxylate-alumoxanes correlates well with the nucleation characteristics of iPP and, for the first time, the impact of a thermally induced, crystalline transition of carboxylate-alumoxanes, which alters neither the structural conformation nor the nucleation efficiency of the transformed material, is demonstrated.

DOI10.1039/c5cc01327e
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)

Foreign

Impact Factor (IF)6.567
Divison category: 
Polymer Science & Engineering