Claims
- 1. A process for the molecular weight modification of polypropylene which comprises treating polypropylene with a molecular weight modifying amount of 4-(t-amylperoxy)-4-methyl-2-pentanol for a time and at a temperature sufficient to induce decomposition of the 4-(t-amylperoxy)-4-methyl-2-pentanol and thereby modify the molecular weight of the polypropylene.
Parent Case Info
This application claims priority from provisional application No. 60/261,110 filed Jan. 12, 2001.
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