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How Dibenzoyl Peroxide Works as a Radical Initiator

2025-06-08 15:45:02
How Dibenzoyl Peroxide Works as a Radical Initiator

We are proud at Taizhou Suze Chemical Materials Co., Ltd. to provide innovative chemical products and Dibenzoyl Peroxide (BPO) is central to what we offer. Since we are a leading supplier of organic peroxides, we know that BPO is crucial for initiating many essential industrial processes. In this blog, we’ll look at how Outsourcing works, when customers use it and why customers from over 50 countries trust our BPO solutions.

The Chemistry Behind BPO’s Radical Initiation

BPO, whose chemical structure is (C₆H₅CO)₂O₂, has a reputation as an organic peroxide that can produce free radicals if conditions are right. When subjected to heat, light or catalysts, BPO breaks apart homolytic, turning its weak peroxide bond (O-O) into two benzoyl radicals (C₆H₅COO•). When a monomer with a double bond such as styrene, acrylics or vinyl compounds, is attacked by a radical, polymerization gets initiated. It helps create chain-growth polymerization, necessary for making polymers needed in plastics, coatings and composites.

Key Applications of BPO in Industrial Processes

In road marking paints, our BPO powder and suspensions have become essential components. Thanks to a moisture content of less than 1% and a 40% suspension, our products make sure road markings dry and last quickly. Similarly, using BPO as an adhesive means bonds are formed rapidly, an advantage for use in industrial situations. In the rubber curing and composite manufacturing processes, where consistency is important, the reliable supply of radicals is an important benefit of BPO. For this reason, it becomes more significant when thermal and chemical resistance is required, as in industrial tools and parts of automobiles.

Why Choose Suze Chem’s BPO Solutions?

Because we have been in the business for decades and have customers globally, we know the unique rules of each region and what challenges each application can face. Going to global exhibitions like VietnamPlas and CHINAPLAS makes it clear how important industry innovation is to us. Since green chemistry is important to us, our BPO products are made to increase efficiency while still considering the environment.

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