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Polypropylene

Isotactic, average Mw ~12,000, average Mn ~5,000

Synonym(s):

PP

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
[CH2CH(CH3)]n
CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

form

pellets

mol wt

average Mn ~5,000
average Mw ~12,000

viscosity

6.0 poise(190 °C, Brookfield Thermosel)(lit.)

mp

157 °C

acid number

<0.05 mg KOH/g

transition temp

softening point 163 °C (ring and ball, ASTM E 28)

density

0.9 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC=C

InChI

1S/C22H42O3/c1-2-3-4-5-11-14-17-20-21(25-20)18-15-12-9-7-6-8-10-13-16-19-22(23)24/h20-21H,2-19H2,1H3,(H,23,24)/t20-,21+/m1/s1

InChI key

NSYDMBURIUSUDH-RTWAWAEBSA-N

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Application

Modifier for waxes to reduce blocking, scuffing and abrasion. Improves pigment dispersion in polypropylene films and fibers.

Physical properties

Low density, low viscosity homopolymer.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hiroyuki Yanagisawa et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 23(4) (2018-03-23)
This study was conducted with the aim of achieving the simultaneous screening of various additives in polymer materials by utilizing a solvent-free pyrolyzer/thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry (Py/TD-GC-MS) method. As a first step to achieve this goal, simultaneous screening
Simon J Gallagher et al.
Journal of drug targeting, 11(6), 373-379 (2003-12-12)
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the most appropriate model for studying the diffusional release of an active from a topical formulation is one in which the membrane offers minimal resistance to release and involves
G Imanidis et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 47(3), 283-287 (1999-06-26)
The possibility to control the release rate of salbutamol through the hydrophobic Celgard 2500 polypropylene membrane by varying the composition and the viscosity of hydrophilic drug vehicles was investigated. The use of the polypropylene membrane as a control membrane for
F Cassiola et al.
Artificial organs, 24(3), 168-173 (2000-04-12)
The introduction of microporous polypropylene hollow fibers in recent years has brought considerable advances to blood oxygenators. However, lifetime and assembly problems are still unresolved. In this work we tried to rate the oxygen permeation velocity by turning the fibers
[Procedure for membrane oxygenation of blood over hydrophilic polymer membranes].
H Körber et al.
Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering, 43 Suppl, 338-340 (1998-12-22)

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