Study on Thermal Properties and Crystallization Behavior of Blends of Poly(phenylene sulfide)/Poly(ether imide)

The thermal behavior of poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS) blends with poly(ether imide) (PEI) was studied by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The crystallization temperature of PPS in blends shifted from 216.8°C to 226.4°C upon addition of 20–70% PEI contents. The heat of crystallization remained unchanged with less than 50% PEI in blends, whereas the heat of fusion decreased with increasing PEI content. The isothermal crystallization indicated that incorporating PEI would accelerate the crystallization rate of PPS. The activation energy of crystallization increased with addition of PEI. The equilibrium melting point of PPS/PEI blends was not changed with compositions.     

聚苯硫醚砜与聚苯硫醚共混体系的初步探索

采用DSC对聚苯硫醚砜(PPSS)／聚苯硫醚(PPS)合金进行了测试，结果表明，PPSS与PPS的玻璃化温度发生了相互靠拢的现象，说明两组分间产生了部分相容的趋势；对PPSS／PPS(质量比50／50)合金的TG分析也表明，PPSS与PPS产生了部分相容；采用X射线衍射对PPSS／PPS的聚集态结构进行了表征，发现随PPS质量分数增大。结晶峰越来越明显。峰面积也随之增大。     

聚苯硫醚/环氧树脂共混体系的结构流变学

采用熔融共棍的力一法制备r聚笨硫醚州屯氧树脂复合体系(PPS/EPS),用流变学力一法考察r双酚A型环氧树脂对复合体系内基体结钩的影响。结果表明,环氧树脂的加入热氧化引发PPS基体化学交联,随环氧树脂用量的增加交联程度变大。PPS基体交联网络结钩的存在使得复合体系低频区动态模量显著增加,并呈现强烈的非末端效应,且复合体系对稳态剪切的敏感性下降。     

Investigation on the crystallization behavior of poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(phenylene sulfide) blends

The morphology of nonisothermally crystallized poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS) and its blend with poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK) have been observed by polarized optical microscope (POM) equipped with a hot stage. The nonisothermal crystallization behavior of PPS and PEEK/PPS blend has also been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The maximum crystallization temperature for PEEK/PPS blend is about 15°C higher than that of neat PPS, and the crystallization rate, characterized by half crystallization time, of the PEEK/PPS blend is also higher than that of the neat PPS. These results indicate that the PEEK acts as an effective nucleation agent and greatly accelerates the crystallization rate of PPS. The Ozawa model was used to analyze the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of PPS and its blends. The Avrami exponent values of neat PPS are higher than that of its blend, which shows that the presence of PEEK changed the nucleation type of PPS from homogeneous nucleation to heterogeneous nucleation. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

PPS/PEEK共混物的超临界CO_2微孔发泡研究

以超临界CO2为物理发泡剂通过固态间歇发泡法制备了不同共混比例的聚苯硫醚/聚醚醚酮(PPS/PEEK)微孔材料。采用差示扫描量热法探讨了PPS/PEEK共混物的热性能,通过扫描电子显微镜观察分析了共混组成和饱和压力对微孔材料泡孔结构与分布的影响规律,并对微孔材料的冲击强度、介电常数和动态力学性能进行了研究。结果表明,共混使PPS相和PEEK相的结晶度增大,共混物中的气体饱和浓度随着PEEK组分含量的增加而增大。与纯PPS和PEEK相比,共混物中形成致密的多级泡孔结构。饱和压力越大则微孔材料的泡孔密度越大,且泡孔尺寸越小。微孔发泡使PPS/PEEK共混物的冲击强度增大,介电常数和储能模量降低。     

Recycling of Poly(phenylene ether) Blends

The effects of postindustry recycling of polymer blends composed of poly(phenylene ether) (PPE) on the properties of the PPE blends were investigated by simulated recycling with multiple molding cycles. Two compositions with different concentrations of PPE were reprocessed with an injection‐molding machine. Mechanical, thermal, rheological, and morphological characterizations were carried out on as‐produced and reprocessed samples to examine the influence of the number of molding cycles on the two specific PPE blends. Efforts were made to determine the effect of each molding cycle on the specific properties of the two PPE blends, including the Elastic (E), modulus, stress at break, strain at break, multiaxial impact, and melt viscosity. The results are discussed in detail. The retention of the properties correlated well with the unperturbed morphology of the compositions before and after recycling, as observed by transmission electron microscopy analyses on fractured tensile samples. However, more in‐depth microanalyses are required to identify the effect of recycling on the individual components present in the studied compositions. In this study, we aimed to establish structure–property relations upon recycling using several characterization techniques. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Effects of heat treatment on the properties of heterogeneous cation permeable membranes from blends of poly(ether sulfone)/sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) and phenolphthalein poly(ether ether ketone)/sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide)

The effects of heat treatment on the properties of membranes prepared from blends of poly(ether sulfone)/sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) (SPPS) and phenolphthalein poly(ether ether ketone)/SPPS were studied in detail. The membranes' fundamental properties, including water content, transport number, diffusion coefficient of electrolytes, flux, and so on, changed with both treated temperature and time, whereas the ion‐exchange capacity and electrical resistance remained approximately unchanged. The trends may have been due to the possible structural change resulted from the shrinking of the polymers forming the membranes. Furthermore, the membranes also retained a good physical appearance at temperatures below 220°C. Therefore, a series of heterogeneous membranes with desired conductivities and selectivities as well as proper water contents, which could satisfy different industrial purposes, such as electrodialysis, diffusional dialysis, and proton exchange, were achieved by simple heat treatment for a proper time and at a proper temperature. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 98: 494–499, 2005     

Molecular weight determination of poly(phenylene sulfide ether)

Poly(phenylene sulfide ether) and poly(phenylene sulfoxide ether sulfide ether) (PPSOESE) were successfully prepared and their structures were proved by several analytical techniques in the present work. The molecular weight (MW) of PPSOESE, a soluble polymer in common organic solvent at room temperature, was determined by gel permeation chromatography. Based on the conversion reaction of the two polymers, the MW of PPSE was calculated and correlated with its intrinsic viscosity. As a result, the Mark‐Houwink equation for PPSE was concluded. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Microcellular foaming of poly(phenylene sulfide)/poly(ether sulfones) blends using supercritical carbon dioxide

Microcellular foaming of poly(phenylene sulfide)/poly(ether sulfones) (PPS/PES) blends presents a promising approach to produce high‐performance cellular materials with tailored microstructures and enhanced properties. This study investigated the effects of multiphase blend composition and process conditions on the foaming behaviors and final cellular morphology, as well as the dynamic mechanical properties of the solid and microcellular foamed PPS/PES blends. The microcellular materials were prepared via a batch‐foam processing, using the environment‐friendly supercritical CO₂ (scCO₂) as a blowing agent. The saturation and desorption behaviors of CO₂ in PPS/PES blends for various blend ratios (10 : 0, 8 : 2, 6 : 4, 5 : 5, 4 : 6, 2 : 8, and 0 : 10) were also elaborately discussed. The experimental results indicated that the foaming behaviors of PPS/PES blends are closely related to the blend morphology, crystallinity, and the mass‐transfer rate of the CO₂ in each polymer phase. The mechanisms for the foaming behaviors of PPS/PES blends have been illustrated by establishing theoretical models. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42634.     

Thermal studies of blends of poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS) with poly(phenylene sulfide sulfone) (PPSS) and with poly(phenylene sulfide ether) (PPSE)

The miscibilities of poly(phenylene) sulfide/poly(phenylene sulfide sulfone) (PPS/PPSS) and poly(phenylene) sulfide/poly(phenylene sulfide ether) (PPS/PPSE) blends were invesigated in terms of shifts of glass transition temperatures T_g of pure PPS, PPSS, a dn PPSE. The crystallization kinetics of PPS/PPSS blends was also studied as a function of molar composition. The PPS/PPSS and PPS/PPSE blends are respectively partially and fully miscible. PPSE shows a plasticizing effect on PPS as does PPS on PPSS, which necessarily improves te processibility in the respective systems. We can control T_g and melting temperature T_m of PPS by varying amounts of PPSE in blends. The melt crystallization temperature T_mc of PPS/PPSE blends was higher than that of the PPSE homopolymer. Therefore, these blends require shorter cycle times in processing than pure PPSE. The overall rate of crystallization for PPS/PPSS blends follows the Avrami equation with an exponent ?2. The maximal rate of crystallization for PPS/PPSS blends occurs at a temperatre higher by 10°C than that for PPS, while the crystallization half time t_1/2 is 4 times shorter. In the cold crystallization range, crystal growth rates increase and Avrami exponents decrease significantly as the temperature increases.     

The vibration welding of poly(phenylene oxide)/poly(phenylene sulfide) blends

The weldability of three blends of poly(phenylene oxide) and poly(phenylene sulfide), each with a different level or type of impact modifier, is assessed through 120 and 240 Hz vibration welds. The type of impact modifier is shown to have a large effect on the strength and ductility of welds. Weld strength in these blends is shown to be sensitive to the weld frequency; higher weld strengths are attained at the higher weld frequency. In these three blends, maximum relative weld strengths of about 70%, 85%, and 87% have been demonstrated at a weld frequency of 240 Hz. The highest weld strength in each of these three blends is achieved at different weld pressures.     

聚苯硫醚流变行为研究

采用高压毛细管流变仪研究了进口聚苯硫醚(PPS)树脂的流变性能,分析了剪切速率、温度对PPS树脂流变行为的影响。结果表明,PPS树脂的非牛顿指数均小于1;在低剪切速率下,PPS树脂的表观黏度对温度的依赖程度高于高剪切速率下的依赖程度;PPS树脂的黏流活化能随剪切速率的增加呈减小趋势,其结构黏度指数随温度升高而减小。     

聚苯醚合成方法专利分析

全面检索了全球范围内50年来合成聚苯醚的专利,在此基础上进行了专利全局分析、近20年全球技术趋势分析、核心专利分析。分析结果表明,通用电气公司和旭化成株式会社的专利数量占据绝对优势,其研发重点大致转移到产物后处理工艺等方面,该领域的专利申请高峰期已过,是一项成熟的技术,相当多的专利技术可直接使用。     

Poly(phenylene sulfide): Polymerization kinetics and characterization

The polycondensation kinetics of aromatic nucleophilic substitution on 1,4-dichlorobenzene by sodium sulfide has been investigated at 195°C in N-methyl pyrrolidone. The reaction follows second-order kinetics. The rate is bimodal with an initial slow rate till 50% conversion followed by a faster rate between 50 and 97% conversion. The specific reaction rates have been evaluated as 3.97 × 10^?3 L m^?1 s^?1 and 1.02 × 10^?2 L m^?1 s^?1 for the initial and later part (50–97%) of the reaction. The development of the degree of polymerization with reaction time was followed by end-group analysis and intrinsic viscosity measurements of polymer samples collected at different conversions. The reaction differs from conventional polycondensation reactions in two aspects. Polymer formation occurs at low conversions, and a significant amount of uncreacted monomer is present even at very high conversions. Unlike other precipitation polymerization reactions, the polymer chain continues to grow even after precipitation.     

热喷涂用聚苯硫醚树脂的研究

用硝酸和硫酸对聚苯硫醚（PPS）进行处理，所得产物用红外光谱和热分析手段进行了分析，结果表明，在添加硝酸的情况下室温处理6h，产物结构没有明显的改变，但在室温下使用硝酸／硫酸混合酸处理，产物中有砜基存在；在处理温度较高时，聚合物结构中不但发现了砜基结构，还出现了硝基取代基，由于化学反应的影响，处理后PPS的结晶能力显著下降，与未处理的PPS混合后进行热喷涂试验，取得了很好的效果，因而有望用于热喷涂。     

XPS surface studies of injection-molded poly(phenylene ether)/nylon 6,6 and poly(phenylene ether)/HIPS blends

The surface compositions of a series of poly(phenylene ether)/nylon 6,6 blends (PPE/PA), and PPE/HIPS blends, prepared by melt compounding and injection molding, have been quantitatively measured using XPS. For PPE/PA blends, the surface is dominated by the PA component for blends containing more than 25 wt % PA in the bulk. The enrichment of the PA component, which is actually the component of highest surface free energy, is rationalized in terms of the bulk morphology that consists of PPE domains in a PA continuous phase. Blends prepared by reactive extrusion processes, which form compatibilizing PPE/PA copolymers, show a decrease in surface PA enrichment with increasing copolymer content in the final blend. PPE/HIPS blends have a surface composition equal to the formulated value over the entire composition range, for both molded and solvent cast blends. The addition of 5% PVME to a 60/40 PPE/HIPS blend results in a molded surface containing 35–40 wt % PVME. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Poly(phenylene ether)/epoxy thermoset blends based on anionic polymerization of epoxy monomer

Low molar mass poly (phenylene ether) (LMW‐PPE) with phenol‐reactive chain ends was used as modifier of epoxy thermoset. The epoxy monomer was diglycidylether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), and several imidazoles were used as initiators of anionic polymerization. The curing and phase separation processes were investigated by different techniques: Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Size Exclusion Chromatography, and Light Transmission measurements. The final morphology of blends was observed by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. The epoxy network is obtained by imidazole initiated DGEBA homopolymerization. Initial LMW‐PPE/DGEBA mixtures show an UCST behavior with cloud point temperatures between 40 and 90°C. PPE phenol end‐groups can react with epoxy, leading to a better interaction between phases. The curing mechanism and phase separation process are not influenced by the chemical structure of initiators, except when reactive amine groups are present. The phase inversion is observed at 30 wt % of PPE. The mixtures with amine‐substituted imidazole present important differences in the initial miscibility and curing process interpreted in terms of fast room temperature amine‐epoxy reaction during blending. Final domain size is affected by this prereaction. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 93: 2678–2687, 2004     

Thermally crosslinkable poly(phenylene sulfide)/poly(ether sulfone)/polymerization of monomer reactant–polyimide blends

The effects of thermally crosslinkable polymerization of monomer reactant–polyimide (POI) on the miscibility, morphology, and crystallization of partially miscible poly(ether sulfone) (PES)/poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS) blends were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscopy. The addition of POI led to a significant reduction in the size of PPS particles, and the interfacial tension between PPS and crosslinked POI was smaller than that between PES and crosslinked POI. During melt blending, crosslinking and grafting reactions of POI with PES and PPS homopolymers were detected; however, the reaction activity of POI with PPS was much higher than that with PES. The crosslinking and grafting reactions were developed further when blends were annealed at higher temperatures. Moreover, POI was an effective nucleation agent of the crystallization of PPS, but crosslinking and grafting hindered the crystallization of PPS. The final effect of POI on the crystallinity of the PPS phase was determined by competition between the two contradictory factors. The crosslinking and grafting reactions between the two components was controlled by the dosage of POI in the blends, the premixing sequence of POI with the two components, the annealing time, and the temperature. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 2906–2914, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.10287     

聚甲基乙烯基硅氧烷增韧聚苯硫醚的力学性能研究

通过熔融共混制备了聚苯硫醚/无苯基聚甲基乙烯基硅氧烷(PPS/NPMVS)共混物及聚苯硫醚/单苯基聚甲基乙烯基硅氧烷(PPS/SPMVS)共混物,并对该共混物体系的微观形貌及力学性能进行了分析表征。结果表明,弹性体在共混物中均匀分散,弹性体的加入对PPS基体起到明显的增韧效果;当弹性体的含量为3 %（质量分数,下同）时,2种共混材料的增韧性能最佳,PPS/NPMVS共混材料的断裂伸长率相对于PPS基体提高了3.9倍,PPS/SPMVS共混材料的断裂伸长率相对于PPS基体提高了2.4倍;当NPMVS含量为10 %时,PPS/NPMVS共混材料的冲击强度相对于PPS基体提高了1.8倍,当SPMVS含量为3 %时,PPS/SPMVS共混材料的冲击强度相对于PPS基体提高了1.4倍。