Study of Compatibilized Liquid Crystalline Polymer/Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Blends

The technology to produce compatibilized blends of liquid crystalline polymer and highly amorphous cyclic olefin copolymers through two novel approaches were studied. The first approach was to use silane-functionalized halloysite nanotube as nonspecific compatibilizer and the second method was reactive compatibilization. The study of blends and their resulting microstructure; their thermal, mechanical, and viscoelastic properties were investigated. The kinetic study of blends compatibilized through both routes was performed.     

PEO-b-PBA对天然橡胶/高吸水树脂共混体系增容作用的研究

通过扫描电子显微镜观察了天然橡胶和高吸水树脂共混体系的微观相态结构 ,研究了两亲性嵌段共聚物PEO b PBA结构本身的吸水能力对天然橡胶和高吸水性树脂共混体系吸水性能及力学性能的影响。结果表明 ,PEO b PBA结构本身的吸水强弱对共混体系的吸水能力贡献很小 ,但却可以显著提高共混体系的吸水膨胀能力和力学性能 ,对特殊的增容作用进行了探讨     

Compatibilization of PP/elastomer/microsilica composites with functionalized polyolefins: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties

The morphology and mechanical properties of polypropylene/elastomer/silica composites were investigated with the aim of improving stiffness and impact resistance. Two different types of silica were tested: Precipitated silica and polymer grade microsilica (silica fume). The composites were compatibilized with commercial polypropylene and polyethylene containing maleic anhydride functionality as a means of controlling their microstructure and ultimately their mechanical properties. Comparisons were made with surface coated silica and hydroxyl-functionalized copolymers prepared with metallocene catalysts. The effect of adding the polymeric compatibilizers was assessed by morphology studies, thermal analysis and mechanical testing. Significant improvements in impact strength were obtained by tailoring the microstructure of polypropylene/elastomer/microsilica composites. With introduction of PP-g-MAH as compatibilizer, stiffness was enhanced simultaneously with impact strength. DSC curves of crystallization provided evidence to support the formation of different microstructures.     

Fracture behavior and environmental stress cracking resistance (ESCR) of HIPS/PE blends and the effect of compatibilization on their properties

Attempts have been made to study the fracture behavior and environmental stress cracking resistance (ESCR) of HIPS/PE blends. The effect of compatibilization on their properties was also studied. EWF tests were conducted to measure the essential specific work of fracture (w_e) and non-essential specific work of fracture (βw_p). The ESCR of the samples was investigated using a special modified tensile creep test under an aggressive environment (sunflower oil). It was found that EWF methodology could be applied to uncompatibilized and compatibilized HIPS/PE blends as well as HIPS. The essential specific work of fracture of compatibilized HIPS/PE blends was higher than uncompatibilized HIPS/PE blends and pure HIPS, while its non-essential work of fracture was higher than uncompatibilized blends and lower than pure HIPS. The results also showed that the ESCR of HIPS decreases with incorporation of PE, but an effective compatibilization of this blend increases its ESCR even higher than pure HIPS. The different properties of compatibilized and uncompatibilized blends and HIPS, in EWF and ESCR tests, were attributed to the different mechanisms of fracture in these materials. The different mechanisms of fracture were justified using morphological studies performed on fracture surfaces of each sample. SEM images showed that there is a reasonable correlation between mechanisms of fracture and microstructure of the samples.     

马来酸酐接枝ABS及其应用

采用熔融法研究了马来酸酐（ＭＡＨ）接枝ＡＢＳ。结果表明：马来酸酐接枝率随ＭＡＨ添加量或引发剂过氧化二异丙苯（ＤＣＰ）的添加量垢增加而提高，但是添加量过多时，接枝率增加速率变慢；ＡＢＳ接枝马来酸酐后，冲击性能明显下降，但拉伸性能变化不大；马来酸酐接枝改性ＡＢＳ，增容ＡＢＳ／ＰＣ合金共湿物，可提高合金的缺口抗冲击强度大１．５～２．５倍。     

Microstructural and mechanical characteristics of compatibilized polypropylene hybrid composites containing potassium titanate whisker and liquid crystalline copolyester

Maleic anhydride (MA) compatibilized polypropylene (MPP) hybrid composites reinforced with potassium titanate whiskers (K₂Ti₆O₁₃) and liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) were prepared in a twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding. The surface of whiskers were treated with tetrabutyl orthotitanate before blending. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) examination showed that elongated LCP fibrils are formed in the skin section of hybrids reinforced with whiskers of various concentrations. Consequently, the hybrids reinforced with both LCP fibrils and whiskers exhibited anisotropic mechanical properties. Tensile test showed that longitudinal Young’s modulus and tensile strength of hybrids tend to increase with increasing whisker content. Moreover, the stiffness and tensile strength of hybrids were higher than those of MPP/K₂Ti₆O₁₃ composites. Such enhancement in mechanical properties resulted from the compatibilizing effect of MA-grafted-PP, and from the hybrid reinforcing effect of LCP fibrils and K₂Ti₆O₁₃ whiskers. Torque measurements revealed that LCP addition is beneficial in reducing the melt viscosity of MPP/K₂Ti₆O₁₃/LCP hybrids. The results of SEM observations generally correlate well with the mechanical measurements. The effects of MA compatibilization on the microstructure and mechanical properties of hybrids are discussed.     

Reaction compatibilization in interpenetrating polymer networks II. Polyurethane-polystyrene-oligourethane dimethacrylate system

The effects of compatibilizing additive (oligo-urethane dimethacrylate) on the kinetics of IPN formation based on cross-linked polyurethane and linear polystyrene and its influence on the microphase separation, viscoelastic and thermophysical properties have been investigated. It was established, that 10, 20 mass% of OUDM introduced into the initial reaction system, prevent microphase separation of the system and lead to the formation of compatible IPNs, as follows from the data on light scattering. The viscoelastic and thermophysical properties of modified IPN (20 mass% OUDM) are changed in such a way that instead of two relaxation transitions characteristic for phase-separated system, only one relaxation transition is present. It is results of change the morphology of system. The position of this relaxation transition depends on the system composition and on the reaction conditions.     

Compatibilization of polystyrene and low density polyethylene blends by a two-step crosslinking process

A new method has been developed to compatibilize the blends of polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene (PE). Polyethylene is first crosslinked partially by using a small amount of dicumyl peroxide (DCP) in a mixer at 165°C. Then the crosslinked PE is melt-blended with PS for another 5 min. Finally, a styrene–butadiene–styrene block copolymer (SBS) is added to the melt and mixed for another 5 min. We refer to this special procedure as the two-step crosslinking process. During the final mixing step of this process, the residual free radicals in the PE react with SBS. The crosslinking that occurs between PE and SBS has a significant impact on the mechanical properties of the blends including the impact strength, the tensile modulus, and the elongation-at-break. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results indicate that the interfacial adhesion is increased significantly, even though the domain sizes have not changed significantly in comparison with the non-crosslinked system. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results indicate that a thin SBS interfacial layer fully encapsulates the PE particles. This method could also be applied to other blend systems containing at least one component and a compatibilizer that are crosslinkable.     

聚碳酸酯合金的研究现状

概述了PC／ABS、PC／PE、PC／PS、PC／PET、PC／PA等合金的增容方法、增容后合金的结构与性能、不同PC合金性能的优缺点，讨论了PC合金化研究中存在的问题以及可能的解决方法。     

F-C烷基化反应原位增容工艺对PS/LLDPE合金结构与性能的影响

在熔融状态下,利用无水AlCl3引发大分子之间的Friedel-Crafts烷基化反应来增容聚苯乙烯(PS)/线性低密度聚乙烯(LLDPE)(80/20)合金。研究了"一步法"和"两步法"增容工艺对PS/LLDPE合金结构和性能的影响。结果表明,以"一步法"增容PS/LLDPE(50/50)合金40份为母料,与60份聚苯乙烯混合("两步法")制备PS/LLDPE(80/20)合金,可有效地降低聚苯乙烯降解对合金性能的影响,提高合金的热稳定性和力学性能;从扫描电镜(SEM)照片可以看出,"两步法"制备的合金的分散相更加均匀细小,韧性断裂特征明显。