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mkvdara
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PP dissolution

09/18/2009 9:34 PM

Please suggest the best solvent for dissolving polypropylene.

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Re: PP dissolution

09/19/2009 12:36 AM

There is no solvent that will "dissolve polypropylene". Nor polyethylene. It's like trying to dissolve wax. They melt with heat, not dissolve in solvents.

Look up polyolefin.

Never mind.

Polyolefin - Wikipedia, the free

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Re: PP dissolution

09/19/2009 7:45 AM

There is no conventional solvent that can dissolve polypropene! But you can try hot nonpolar solvent such as the hot xylene. You need heat it to 130DEG C.

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Re: PP dissolution

09/20/2009 10:14 AM

Veellu kaadu. Polypropylene is a polyolefin. It does not dissolve in any solvent. If you have some specific problem, please post details or send a message for suggestions.

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09/20/2009 11:14 AM

Looks like repeated redundancy, all over again.
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09/20/2009 11:49 AM

Agree completely. Only, if the actual problem has some other solution than PP dissolution, one could look at it. We Indians tend to be repetitive too.

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09/20/2009 11:59 AM

Typical mistake. Yes, why does the PP need to be dissolved? Do you need removal? Repair? disassembly?

"Cut the affected area out and weld in a plug" might be an acceptable answer, if the question was posed more clearly. Maybe not, who knows.

It's always nice to know why the question has been posted.
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