ApplicationofPolyethyleneWaxinPlasticsProcessingCAIZhi-min(PetroChinaFushunPetrochemicalCompanyEthyleneChemicalPlant,LiaoningFushun113004,ChinaAbstract:ThepolyethylenewaxisakindofPEwithlowmolecularweight,ithasbeenextensivelyusedbecauseofitsexcellentproperties.Inthispaper,classification,preparationmethodsandpropertiesofpolyethylenewaxandmodifiedpolyethylenewaxwereintroduced,andapplicationofpolyethylenewaxasmasterbatchdispersant,lubricantinplasticsprocessingandsolubilizerinwoodplasticcompositewasdiscussed.Keywords:Polyethylenewax;Properties;Application;PlasticsprocessingTable1PropertiesofpolymerizationPEwaxTable2Propertiesofpyrolysisandby-productPEwaxTable3PropertiesofcopolymerizationPEwaxTable4PropertiesofOxidizedPEwaxTable5PropertiesofPEW-g-MAHTable6Propertiesofesterification,amidationandsaponifiedPEwax•••–