PP／PS合金技术进展

PP和PS是不相容的聚合物 ,直接机械共混的产物性能较差 ,通过添加相容剂 ,如嵌段共聚物或接枝共聚物能提高共混物性能。在线增容技术已用于PP、PS反应性增容 ,生产高性能的合金。     

PP接枝聚合物对PP/PS共混物相形态的影响

通过原子转移自由基反应合成了聚丙烯(PP)接枝聚苯乙烯(PS) (PP-g-PS),研究了PP-g-PS对PP/PS共混物相形态的影响.采用扫描电子显微镜、偏光显微镜观察了共混物的断面形貌和等温结晶形态.结果表明: 加入PP-g-PS对PP/PS共混物起到了良好的增容作用,表现在两相界面模糊,分散相尺寸减小.当PP-g-PS中x(PS)为5.10% 左右时即可起到增容改善相界面的作用.相容性的提高改善了PP/PS共混物的发泡性能.     

PA6/PP/SEBS-g-MAH共混物的相容性研究

采用马来酸酐接枝(氢化苯乙烯/丁二烯/苯乙烯)共聚物(SEBS-g-MAH)作为增容剂,研究了增容剂用量对尼龙6/聚丙烯(PA6/PP)共混体系相态结构、力学性能的影响,以及在相同增容剂用量下不同PA6、PP配比对体系相形态的影响。结果表明,SEBS-g-MAH中的酸酐基团能与PA6末端的氨基发生化学反应,在PA6和PP的内表面形成PA6-SEBS接枝共聚物,明显改善了两相的界面相容性,并使共混物的力学性能得到显著提高。共混物冲击断面形貌的分析表明,共混物发生了明显的脆韧转变。     

PP/PS合金的研制

研究了苯乙烯-丁二烯-苯乙烯三嵌段共聚物(SBS)对聚丙烯／聚苯乙烯(PP／PS)合金的形态结构和力学性能的影响。结果表明：SBS是PP／PS合金良好的增容剂，只要体系中加入质量分数少于10％的SBS，就能很大程度提高合金的冲击强度，改善体系的相形态结构；当m(PP)：m(PS)=75：25时，与简单物理共混的PP／PS相比。其冲击强度由4．53kJ/m2增加到65．36kJ／m^2；同时随PS质量分数的增加，体系的刚性也增强。     

混合增容剂对HDPE/sPS共混物形态及性能的影响

分别采用2种组成相近而分子量不同的苯乙烯-乙烯/丁烯-苯乙烯共聚物(SEBS)以及两者的混合物对高密度聚乙烯/间规聚苯乙烯(HDPE/s PS)共混物进行增容改性。通过扫描电镜(SEM)及拉伸实验试验考查了增容剂的分子量及含量对HDPE/s PS共混物形态结构及力学性能的影响。结果表明:两种增容剂都能降低s PS分散相尺寸,使两相界面的粘合力增强。相对较低分子量的SEBS(K1652)能显著提高两相界面粘结性,进而能有效提高共混物的拉伸强度,而较高分子量的SEBS(K1651)能显著改善共混物的韧性。一定比例混合的共聚物作为增容剂在改善共混物性能方面具有协同效应,可以同时提高共混物拉伸强和断裂伸长率,混合增容剂效果优于单一增容剂。HDPE/s PS共混物中加入质量分数4%的K1652和2%的K1651,共混物的综合力学性能最优。     

聚丙烯接枝衣康酸增容PA6／PP共混物性能及形态研究

采用反应型双螺杆挤出机和熔融接枝技术制备了一系列聚丙烯（PP）接枝物，包括单一单体接枝物PP接枝衣康酸（PP-g-ITA）和双单体接枝物PP接枝ITA和苯乙烯[PP-g-（ITA-co-St）]，通过红外光谱和热分析研究了PP接枝物的结构，并研究了PP接枝物的接枝率和熔体流动速率与单体和引发剂用量的关系。通过反应挤出制备了PP接枝物增容PA6／PP共混物，研究了增容共混物的力学性能和形态结构。结果显示：加入接枝物后，共混体系的冲击强度明显提高；SEM观察表明，接枝物的加入能明显改善增容共混物的两相界面结合状况，降低共混物的分散相尺寸，改善体系的分散状况，共混物的两相界面变得模糊，相容性得到明显提高；DSC测试表明，加入接枝物后，共混物中PA6组分的结晶度下降，PP组合的结晶度上升。表明PP-g-ITA是PA6／PP共混体系有效的增容剂兼增韧剂。     

PP／PET／EPDM-g-GMA共混物结构与性能研究

通过反应共混制备了PP／PET／EPDM—g-GMA共混物。用扫描电镜和图像处理软件对共混物形貌进行定性和定量分析，用偏光显微镜观察共混物等温结晶形态，最后测量共混物的力学性能。结果表明：在PP／PET共混物中加入EPDM-g—GMA后，两相相容性改善，进一步加入成核剂后分散相尺寸更小、粒径分布更均匀；PP球晶随PET的混入而减小；在PP／PET体系中加入EPDM-g—GMA起到反应增容和橡胶增韧的协同效应，使缺口冲击强度由未加增容剂时的2．0kJ／m^2提高至6．6k．1／m^2，弹性模量较PP提高了38％；PP／PET共混物的拉伸强度随PET含量的增加下降，在相同PET含量的情况下，加入EPDM—g-GMA后，共混物的拉伸强度与未增容体系基本一致。     

剪切作用下POE-g-MAH和PP-g-MAH对PA1010/PP共混物的增容作用

采用熔融共混的方法制备了聚酰胺1010/聚丙烯（PA1010/PP）共混物,通过扫描电镜、力学性能和差示扫描量热等方法研究了剪切作用下马来酸酐接枝乙烯-辛烯共聚物（POE-g-MAH）和马来酸酐接枝聚丙烯（PP-g-MAH）对PA1010/PP共混物的增容作用。结果表明,同样条件下,PP-g-MAH增容体系的相区尺寸较小,相界面更模糊,PP相的结晶温度和结晶度明显提高,共混物的拉伸强度和冲击强度均高于非增容体系。而POE-g-MAH增容体系的相区尺寸相对较大,PP相的结晶温度和结晶度明显降低,共混物只有冲击强度明显高于非增容体系,拉伸强度略低于非增容体系。     

PP／PS增容研究进展

总结了PP／PS复合材料增容的主要方法,包括接枝共聚物增容、嵌段共聚物增容、原位增容、无机填料增容等,并对PP／PS增容复合材料的应用作出了展望。     

PP/PA6共混物的形态和流变性能

将聚丙烯（PP）和聚酰胺6（PA6）共混可以使PP和PA6在性能上互补，所得共混物性价比很高。本文分析了PP／PA6共混物在共混时相容性和流变，性对其形态的影响。列举了目前PP／PA6增容剂的研究情况，二相相容时的简单动力学模型，以及分散相PA的含量、增容剂的种类、双螺杆挤出机熔融段的螺杆结构、螺杆转速、共混方式等影响PP／PA6共混物形态的因素。     

Co-continuous and encapsulated three phase morphologies in uncompatibilized and reactively compatibilized polyamide 6/polypropylene/polystyrene ternary blends using two reactive precursors

Phase morphology development in ternary uncompatibilized and reactively compatibilized blends based on polyamide 6 (PA6), polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) has been investigated. Reactive compatibilization of the blends has been performed using two reactive precursors; maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MA) and styrene maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA) for PA6/PP and PA6/PS pairs, respectively. For comparison purposes, uncompatibilized and reactively compatibilized PA6/PP and PA6/PS binary blends, were first investigated. All the blends were melt-blended using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. The phase morphology investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and selective solvent extraction tests revealed that PA6/PP/PS blends having a weight percent composition of 70/15/15 is constituted from polyamide 6 matrix in which are dispersed composite droplets of PP core encapsulated by PS phase. Whereas, a co-continuous three-phase morphology was formed in the blends having a composition of 40/30/30. This morphology has been significantly affected by the reactive compatibilization. In the compatibilized PA6/(PP/PP–MA)/(PS/SMA) blends, PA6 phase was no more continuous but gets finely dispersed in the PS continuous phase. The DSC measurements confirmed the dispersed character of the PA6 phase. Indeed, in the compatibilized PA6/(PP/PP–MA)/(PS/SMA) blends where the PA6 particle size was smaller than 1 μm, the bulk crystallization temperature of PA6 (188 °C) was completely suppressed and a new crystallization peak emerges at a lower temperature of 93 °C as a result of homogeneous nucleation of PA6.     

Compatibilization and morphology development of immiscible ternary polymer blends

We report a novel and effective strategy that compatibilizes three immiscible polymers, polyolefins, styrene polymers, and engineering plastics, achieved by using a polyolefin-based multi-phase compatibilizer. Compatibilizing effect and morphology development are investigated in a model ternary immiscible polymer blends consisting of polypropylene (PP)/polystyrene(PS)/polyamide(PA6) and a multi-phase compatibilizer (PP-g-(MAH-co-St) as prepared by maleic anhydride (MAH) and styrene (St) dual monomers melt grafting PP. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results indicate that, as a multi-phase compatibilizer, PP-g-(MAH-co-St) shows effective compatibilization in the PP/PS/PA6 blends. The particle size of both PS and PA6 is greatly decreased due to the addition of multi-phase compatibilizer, while the interfacial adhesion in immiscible pairs is increased. This good compatibilizing effect is promising for developing a new, technologically attractive method for achieving compatibilization of immiscible multi-component polymer blends as well as for recycling and reusing of such blends. For phase morphology development, the morphology of PP/PS/PA6 (70/15/15) uncompatibilized blend reveals that the blend is constituted from PP matrix in which are dispersed composite droplets of PA6 core encapsulated by PS phase. Whereas, the compatibilized blend shows the three components strongly interact with each other, i.e. multi-phase compatibilizer has good compatibilization between the various immiscible pairs. For the 40/30/30 blend, the morphology changed from a three-phase co-continuous morphology (uncompatibilized) to the dispersed droplets of PA6 and PS in the PP matrix (compatibilized).     

Rheology,morphology, and mechanical properties of reactive compatibilized polypropylene/polystyrene blends via Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction in the presence of clay

Attempts were made to study the effect of reactive compatibilization via Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction, using AlCl₃ as a catalyst, on rheology, morphology, and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polystyrene ( PP/PS) blends in the presence of an organoclay (Cloisite 15A). During the reactive compatibilization process, PS showed much more degradation than that of PP in the presence of AlCl₃. It was found that the effect of generation of PP‐g‐PS copolymer at the interface of the PP/PS blend dominates the effects of degradation of PS and PP phases, which manifested itself by increased toughness as well as uniform dispersion of the dispersed PS particles in the PP matrix. Generation of PP‐g‐PS copolymer was confirmed by using Fourier‐transform infrared analysis. By using rheological and X‐ray diffraction analyses, it was shown that the clay had higher affinity to PS than that of PP. It was also shown that the clay located at the interface of PP and PS phases, leading to increased relaxation time of the deformed PS dispersed particles, exhibited higher dispersion in PP/PS blend, which resulted in higher ductility of the blend. By using the results of rheological studies, it was concluded that during reactive compatibilization of the blend nanocomposite, the clay migrated into the dispersed PS phase, which was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy analysis. It was demonstrated that the rheological studies have a reliable sensitivity to the clay partitioning and phase morphology of the studied blends and blend nanocomposites . J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 24:18–26, 2018. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers     

In situ gradient nano-scale fibril formation during polypropylene (PP)/polystyrene (PS) composite fine fiber processing

The nano-scale dispersed fibrils with gradient distribution in PP/PS composite fine fibers were observed by in situ formation during its melt spinning process. The morphology development of polyblends, from granule to as-spun fiber as well as drawn fiber with various PS content from 2 to 8 wt% were investigated. The morphology conversion of PS dispersed phase from ellipse to gradient nano-scale fibril along the radial direction of as-spun composite fibers took palace at 4 wt% by weight of PS component, suggesting the presence of break-up in fiber center and the limited coalescence, especially in 8 wt% PS as-spun composite fibers. This morphology diversity was attributed to the radial variation of parameters including temperature, viscosity, axial velocity and stress in spinning path and was in good agreement with the droplet deformation criteria based on the reduced capillary number. In addition, the post hot-drawing process slightly influence the size and distribution of PS phase in cross-section of composite drawn fibers, while the rheological properties of PP, PS and polyblends were found to be correlated to the morphology of PP/PS composites.     

Compatibilization efficiency of styrene–butadiene triblock copolymers in polystyrene–polypropylene blends with varying compositions

The compatibilization efficiency of two styrene‐butadiene‐styrene triblock copolymers with short (SB1) and long (SB2) styrene blocks was studied in polystyrene (PS)–polypropylene (PP) blends of composition 20, 50, and 80 wt % PS. The supramolecular structure of the blends was determined by small‐angle X‐ray scattering, and the morphology was studied with transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Structural changes in both the uncompatibilized and compatibilized blends were correlated with the values of tensile impact strength of these blends. Even though the compatibilization mechanisms were different in blends with SB1 and SB2, the addition of the block copolymers to the PS–PP 4/1 and PS–PP 1/4 blends led to similar structures and improved the mechanical properties in the same way. These block copolymers had a very slight effect on the impact strength in PS–PP 1/1 blends, exhibiting a nearly cocontinuous phase morphology. The strong migration of SB2 copolymers to the interface and of SB1 copolymers away from the interface were detected during the annealing of compatibilized PS–PP 4/1 blends. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 2431–2441, 2004     

Kinetics-controlled compatibilization of immiscible polypropylene/polystyrene blends using nano-SiO2 particles

Rigid inorganic filler has been long time used as a reinforcement agent for polymer materials. Recently, more work is focused on the possibility that using filler as a compatibilizer for immiscible polymer blends. In this article, we reported our efforts on the change of phase morphology and properties of immiscible polypropylene(PP)/polystyrene(PS) blends compatibilized with nano-SiO₂ particles. The effects of filler content and mixing time on the phase morphology, crystallization behavior, rheology, and mechanical properties were investigated by SEM, DSC, ARES and mechanical test. A drastic reduction of PS phase size and a very homogeneous size distribution were observed by introducing nano-SiO₂ particles in the blends at short mixing time. However, at longer mixing time an increase of PS size was seen again, indicating a kinetics-controlled compatibilization. This conclusion was further supported by the unchanged glass transition temperature of PS and by increased viscosity in the blends after adding nano-SiO₂ particles. The compatibilization mechanism of nano-SiO₂ particles in PP/PS blends was proposed based on kinetics consideration.     

Influences of component ratio of minor phases and charge sequence on the morphology and mechanical properties of PP/PS/PA6 ternary blends

In this study, influences of both component ratio of minor phases and charge sequence on the morphology and mechanical performance in typical ternary blends, polypropylene (PP)/polystyrene (PS)/polyamide-6 (PA6), have been studied. Reactive compatibilization of the blends has been carried out using multi-monomer melt grafted PP with anhydride groups and styrene segments. For uncompatibilized blends, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and selective solvent extraction showed that the blends presented a core–shell morphology with PS as shell and PA6 as core in the PP matrix, in spite of the component ratio and charge sequence. The shell thickened and droplet size decreased with increasing the PS/PA6 component ratio. While for compatibilized blends, the addition of compatibilizers resulted in a significant reduction of the dispersed droplet size and the phase structure of the dispersed phases was greatly dependent on the charge sequence. When the blending of PA6, g-PP, and PP are preceded, the encapsulation structure reversed into the structure of PS phase encapsulated by PA6 phase, which led to better tensile and flexural strength of the blends.     

SEP和蒙脱土复合增强PP／PS合金的研究

观察了聚丙烯(PP)/聚苯乙烯(PS)／(苯乙烯-乙烯/丙烯二嵌段共聚物)(SEP)合金的形态，测定了SEP、SEP/改性蒙脱土复合材料对PP／PS合金的力学性能的影响。结果表明：SEP在EPP／PS合金中作为增容剂，减小了分散相的平均粒子尺寸，大大改变了合金的形态，增强了两相间的粘合力，提高了合金的力学性能，并对PP/PS(20／80)合金的增容作用较为显著。结果还表明：SEP／改性蒙脱土复合材料对PP／PS(20／80)合金具有增韧增强的效果。     

Influences of compatibilization and compounding process on electrical conduction and thermal stabilities of carbon black‐filled immiscible polypropylene/polystyrene blends

The influences of styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) copolymer compatibilizer and compounding process on the electrical conduction and thermal stabilities of carbon black (CB)‐filled immiscible polypropylene (PP)/polystyrene (PS) (1/1) blends were investigated. The immiscible CB/PP/PS composite with CB homogeneously located in the PS phase exhibited the highest resistivity and the fastest variation amplitudes of electrical resistivity (ρ) and rheological parameters upon annealing. An optimal content of 5 vol% SBS could significantly lower ρ of the composites by partially trapping CB particles in the PP/PS interfacial region and by reducing the phase size. The compatibilizer markedly slowed down the variation amplitudes of ρ and rheological parameters and the phase coalescence of the composites submitted to thermal annealing. The (SBS/CB)/PP/PS composite with CB located at the PP/PS interface and in the PP phase prepared by blending a (SBS/CB) masterbatch with PP and PS exhibited lower ρ and better thermal stability in comparison with the CB/SBS/PP/PS composite with CB mainly within the PS phase and partially at the PP/PS interface prepared by direct blending. Spreading and wetting coefficients were used to explain the CB distribution and the phase morphology of the composites. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry