Homoperic PP, abbreviation PP-H, is a thermoplastic resin polymerized from a single propylene monomer. It can be divided into three categories according to the methyl arrangement, namely, isotactic PP, random PP and intertactic PP. Isotactic PP has a higher productivity and a wider range of applications, accounting for about 95% of the total output of PP. It can be used in woven products, injection molding products, film products, fiber products and pipe. Intergauge PP has low crystallinity and excellent tensile properties. It is a kind of high elastic thermoplastic, which can also be called elastomer. Its mechanical properties can be greatly improved by blending it with diethylene-benzene, nitrile and natural rubber, and it can be widely used in automotive, aerospace and other heavy industry fields. Random PP is a kind of non-crystalline, sticky substance, generally not used as plastic, because the strength is low, as a monomer products used, practicality is not big. At present, it is mainly used as carrier for filling masterbatch and plastic toughening agent.
In the plastic world, homopolymer PP and random copolymerization appear at the same time, and for the difference between the two, is also a hot market discussion, the essence of the difference is that homopolymer PP is made of single propylene polymerization, but copolymerization PP can be made of propylene and ethylene monomer copolymerization, because of the different composition, also caused by its different properties and application range. The heat resistance and mechanical properties of PP homopolymer are better, but the heat resistance of copolymerized PP is weaker than that of homopolymer PP because it is mixed with ethylene, and the impact resistance and transparency are better than that of homopolymer PP.
Copolymerized PP is generally used in pipe, packaging film and injection container products, while homopolymer PP is mostly used in plastic weaving, packaging film and household appliances products.