Development of a new synthesis process of polypropylene with high resistance to melting

• Grant number: 97/02390-6
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE
• Start date: November 01, 1999
• End date: June 30, 2002
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Principal Investigator: Ademar Benévolo Lugão
• Grantee: Ademar Benévolo Lugão
• Host Institution: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN). Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Company: OPP Petroquímica S/A

Abstract

The main applications of HMS-PP are: extrusion of plates, films, thermo-formation, coatings, foams and blowing. The participation of PP in these segments has been limited by its low resistance to melting, which prevents or jeopardizes these processes. These applications represent a market of over 1 million tons in the Northern Hemisphere. In Brazil, OPP estimates that the market for this is around 30,000 tons. The objective of this work was to develop the process of synthesizing HMS-PP based on the original process put forward by IPEN. (AU)