Nouryon Polymer Modification Additives
Nouryon is a global leader in the industry of free radical initiators for the production of thermoplastic polymers such as PVC, LDPE, acrylates and styrene. Our organic peroxides are also used to modify thermoplastics by reactive extrusion. The choice of peroxide depends on the type of polymer, the required reaction and the extrusion temperature. Controlled Rheology PP (CR-PP) Polypropylene produced with Ziegler-Natta catalysts typically has a wide molecular weight (MWD) distribution. This results in a highly elastic melt that is not easily processed on high speed machines. This problem can be effectively solved by adding special organic peroxides to the extruder to allow controlled degradation of the polymer. There are