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Polypropylene Blends: Properties Control by Design

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This chapter focused on the structure-property-processing relationship of polypropylene blends (PP binary and ternary blends). The topics covers PP/thermoplastic, PP/elastomer, PP/thermoset, PP/recycled polymer and all-PP blends. The toughening, crystallization and compatibilization strategies for PP blends are summarized. The processing techniques and properties (e.g. rheology, foamability, dyeability, etc.) of PP blends are discussed. Some of the ways of properties optimization, modeling of flow behavior and molecular simulation are documented. This chapter ends with a future trend and prospective of the PP blends based materials.

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