Proprietary Engineering Resins as Additives to Polypropylene, 2005 PLACE Conference
To extend the performance of polypropylene, additives manufacturers have developed a variety of products (light stabilizers, antioxidants, nucleating agents, etc.) to enhance specific material properties. However, to bridge the gap between polypropylene and engineering resins, converters must improve its impact resistance and also its elevated temperature dimensional stability, and do so economically. PPO* resin, a proprietary polymer of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) available from GE Plastics, is a unique product which may be utilized as a low level additive in polypropylene to achieve such property enhancements.
Proprietary Engineering Resins as Additives to Polypropylene, 2005 PLACE Conference
