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AssigneeBoard of Trustees of Michigan State University
InventorsMuhammad Rabnawaz, Muhammad Naveed
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The disclosure relates to the functionalization of a carbon-carbon backbone (CCB) polymer using a (cyclic) grafting agent, an initiator, and optionally a reversible radical trapping agent. The grafting agent and/or initiator can be particularly selected in terms of their surface energy and/or half-life, respectively, to limit or control undesirable effects associated with reactive melt-processing, such as excessive crosslinking, chain scission, or grafting agent homopolymerization, as well as to improve or control desirable effects associated with reactive melt-processing, such as improved relative graft uniformity or homogeneity on the CCB polymer. In some cases, the grafting agent can further include a functional group to impart some additional or new chemical or physical property to the CCB polymer. In some cases, the reactively melt-processed mixture includes two or more different polymers that are compatibilized via the grafting agent.
A method for functionalizing a carbon-carbon backbone (CCB) polymer, the method comprising:
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A method for forming a carbon-carbon backbone (CCB) compatibilizer copolymer, the method comprising:
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A functionalized carbon-carbon backbone (CCB) polymer comprising:
A carbon-carbon backbone (CCB) compatibilizer copolymer comprising:
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