The asphaltene addition into polypropylene decreases the storage and loss moduli without a qualitative change in the pattern of their frequency dependencies (Figure 4a). The decrease in viscoelasticity, as in the case of viscosity reduction, is presumably due to the partial solubility of low-...
(Fairfield, OH, USA), reagent grade. Dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) was obtained from An Fong Development Co. Ltd. (Taichung, Taiwan), industrial grade. Deionized water was prepared in our laboratory. 2.2. Preparation of Linseed Oil Glyceride (LOG) LOG was prepared following the method reported ...