Product Information:
- Product Name: TBPIB-50-AL (tert-Butyl peroxyisobutyrate)
- CAS Number: 109-13-7
- Molecular Weight: 160.2 g/mol
- 50% concentration, soluble in alkanes
Product Description:
- Appearance: Colorless, free-flowing liquid
- Contains approximately 50% w/w tert-butyl peroxyisobutyrate, with alkanes used as a sensitizer.
Technical Data:
- Appearance: Colorless liquid
- Peroxide Content: Approximately 50% w/w
- Active oxygen: Approximately 5.04% w/w
- Sensitizer: Aliphatic hydrocarbons
- Density (20°C): approx. 0.82 g/cm³
- Viscosity (20°C): approx. 1 mPa·s
- Refractive index (20°C): approx. 1.414
- Critical temperature (SADT): approx. 30°C
- Refrigerated stability: Liquid, below -25°C
- Recommended storage temperature: up to 10°C
- Maximum shipping temperature: 15°C
- Storage stability (activity) from date of delivery: 3 months
Applications:
- Ethylene: Used as an initiator for high-pressure ethylene polymerization. Temperature range: 160°C–250°C. A wider temperature range can be achieved by combining it with peroxides of different activity levels.
- Other monomers: Used for the polymerization of other monomers, such as (methyl)acrylates, styrene, and many others; may be used in combination with more stable peroxides if required. Temperature range: 80°C–150°C; dosage: 0.1–1.5% of the product supplied.
Standard packaging:
- 20-liter HDPE drums
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