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Role of the nucleating agent masterbatch carrier resin in the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene

Polymer Journal volume 54, pages 1127–1132 (2022)Cite this article

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The effect of the nucleating agent masterbatch carrier resin on the nonisothermal crystallization of a pipe-grade polypropylene block copolymer was investigated at three different cooling rates using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Bis(3,4-dimethylibenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS), a well-known, third-generation sorbitol derivative, was used as a nucleating agent in this study. Crystallization kinetic parameters obtained from DSC cooling curves showed that incorporation of a nucleating agent by means of a masterbatch increased the crystallization rate by approximately two times compared to that of the sample with the same concentration of nucleating agent without the use of a masterbatch. The differences in nonisothermal kinetic parameters seemed to increase in significance with decreasing cooling rate.

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Shokrollahi, M., Marouf, B.T. & Bagheri, R. Role of the nucleating agent masterbatch carrier resin in the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene. Polym J 54, 1127–1132 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-022-00665-5

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