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A link between the relatively good processability of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and the excellent toughness of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) has been a key subject for many researchers. Fluoropolymer-based additives provide this link. Today, the use of fluoropolymer processing additives has expanded greatly, from an early way of minimizing melt defects, to improving the throughput rates and properties of LLDPE. These additives now provide benefits in a host of polyolefin extrusion applications.
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Focquet, K., Blong, T.J. (1998). Processing aids: fluoropolymers to improve the conversion of polyolefins. In: Pritchard, G. (eds) Plastics Additives. Polymer Science and Technology Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5862-6_57
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