4-dimethyl)benzylidene xylitol (DMDBX) as synthesized in the lab from 3
4-dimethyl benzaldehyde and xylitol
and a series of polypropylene(PP) samples were prepared based on the amount of the nucleating agent
DMDBX used.This work presented the effect of DMDBX on PP crystalline structure and properties.Various techniques including FT-IR
XRD
DSC
polarized light microscopy
etc.were used to investigate the crystalline structures and crystalline properties of the samples.Extensive experiments demonstrated that DMDBX could nucleate PP effectively and efficiently in an α form of crystalline morphology
decrease spherulite size and increase crystalline density
resulting in an increase in the crystallinity temperature
etc.These eventually resulted in an improvement of optical properties.