热处理对PB-1/PP共混体系性能的影响

将等规聚丁烯-1(PB-1)与聚丙烯(PP)按80/20的配比在挤出机中熔融共混,制备PB-1/PP共混体系。用偏光显微镜、差示量热扫描仪、动态黏弹谱仪、电子拉力机等分别研究了热处理对共混体系的结晶形态、结晶性能、动态力学性能及力学性能的影响。结果表明:经过热处理后,PB-1组分晶型I的熔融温度和熔融焓略有提高,晶型II的熔融峰逐渐消失,而分散相PP的熔融温度和熔融焓基本保持不变,两相的球晶形态在宏观上没有发生明显的变化;共混合金的储能模量有较明显提高,损耗角正切值有所下降;热处理可以明显改善共混体系的力学性能。     

增容剂对PP/回收PET共混物性能的影响

采用熔融共混的方法,制备了聚丙烯(PP)/回收聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(r-PET)共混物,研究了增容剂甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯接枝聚丙烯(PP-g-GMA)对共混物力学性能、热稳定性的影响。结果表明:增容剂的加入能提高共混物的拉伸强度和拉伸模量;加入增容剂能显著提高共混物的热分解温度,增容剂使r-PET的熔点降低;增容剂对PP的结晶性能影响与熔融温度有关。     

Crystallization behavior of polybutene-1 in the anisotropic system blended with polypropylene

Development of supermolecular structure in drawn polypropylene (PP)/polybutene-1 (PB-1) blends was studied. PP (matrix)/PB-1 (70/30) blend films were drawn and heat-treated at fixed length or free ends at temperatures above the melting point of PB-1. It was found that a long axis of the PB-1 lamella is aligned perpendicular to the draw direction, and the c-axis of the PB-1 crystal is oriented perpendicular both to the draw direction and the plane of the surface of the blend film. Drawn, then heat-treated PP/PB-1 blend films gave a SAX pattern having a cross type scattering maximum on the meridian. It was confirmed that vertical scattering originates from the PB-1 crystal developed during melt recrystallization. It was proposed that the structural development of PB-1 in drawn PP/PB-1 film can be explained on the basis of transcrystallization of PB-1 in the confined 2-dimensional space in the PP matrix. The kinetics of isothermal crystallization of PB-1 was examined by use of a DSC technique. The result supports the conclusion that the heterogeneous nucleation of PB-1 followed by 2-dimensional crystal growth prevailed in oriented PP/PB-1 blend film.     

马来酸酐接枝物对PE/PA6共混物相容性的影响

采用熔融共混法制备了PP/PA6/POE-g-MAH和PP/PA6/PP-g-MAH共混物。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、差示扫描量热(DSC)仪分析和力学性能测试研究了增容剂POE-g-MAH和PP-g-MAH对PP/PA6共混物相容性、形态结构和宏观力学性能的影响。结果表明,在PP/PA6共混体系中分别加入POE-g-MAH和PP-g-MAH不仅能显著改善两相界面的相容性,减小分散相的粒径,而且能使共混物的力学性能显著提高。当增容剂的用量为5份时,PP/PA6共混物有较好的综合力学性能。POE-g-MAH和PP-g-MAH增容PP/PA6共混体系非等温结晶行为的研究表明,POE-g-MAH和PP-g-MAH均能促进PA6对PP基体的异相成核作用。     

相容剂和加工工艺对PA1010/PP共混体系形态和力学性能的影响

以马来酸酐（MAH）和苯乙烯（St）多单体熔融接枝聚丙烯[PP-g-(MAH-co-St）]为相容剂,制备了聚酰胺10101/聚丙烯（PA1010/PP）共混体系。用毛细管流变仪、扫描电子显微镜、力学性能测试等方法研究了和加工工艺相容剂对PA1010/PP共混体系的形态和力学性能的影响。结果表明,相容剂PP-g-(MAH-co-St)有效降低了PA1010/PP共混体系的熔体流动速率;该共混体系熔体属于假塑性流体,熔体黏度随PP-g-(MAH-co-St)含量的增加逐渐增大;随着相容剂含量的增加,PA1010/PP共混体系中分散相PP的粒径逐步减小,力学性能得到改善,PA1010/PP/PP-g-(MAH-co-St)为70/25/5和70/20/10的共混体系的拉伸强度分别比PA1010/PP (70/30)共混体系提高了55.0 %和61.9 %,冲击强度分别提高了61.0 %和129.7 %;剪切速率为706.5 s-1时出现熔体破裂现象,剪切速率为5002.65 s-1时出现严重熔体破裂。     

聚丙烯/环氧树脂复合材料的制备及其性能研究

在聚丙烯(PP)基体中加入环氧树脂(EP)、固化剂、马来酸酐接枝聚丙烯(PP-g-MAH),通过动态固化制备了PP/EP复合材料,并对其相容性、力学性能、结晶性能等进行了研究。结果表明:PP/EP为不相容体系,PP-g-MAH作为反应性增容剂对体系的刚性和模量影响较大;通过EP和PP-g-MAH的接枝反应,增强了两相间的界面作用力,降低了EP分散相的尺寸,改善了PP/EP复合材料的力学性能。力学性能测试结果表明,EP与PP-g-MAH的最佳配比为1:1;等温结晶的偏光照片和DSC数据表明,EP阻碍了PP的结晶,使其球晶微细化、结晶度降低。     

动态交联PP/EVA共混物的制备与性能研究

本文将动态交联技术应用于PP/EVA共混体系中,制得动态交联PP/EVA共混物。采用Hakke转矩流变仪研究了动态交联对PP/EVA共混物扭矩的影响;研究了DCP和EVA含量对共混物力学性能的影响;考察了动态交联共混物的维卡软化点。结果表明：加入DCP后,PP/EVA共混物扭矩先升后降,DCP的添加量为EVA含量的1%为宜。随EVA用量的增加,动态交联EVA/PP共混物的冲击强度大幅提高,但拉伸强度有所降低。少量经动态交联的EVA颗粒可以促进共混物中PP的结晶, 提高共混物的维卡软化点。     

Phase morphology,thermomechanical, and crystallization behavior of uncompatibilized and PP‐g‐MAH compatibilized polypropylene/polystyrene blends

In this article, we discuss the phase morphology, thermal, mechanical, and crystallization properties of uncompatibilized and compatibilized polypropylene/polystyrene (PP/PS) blends. It is observed that the Young's modulus increases, but other mechanical properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength, elongation at break, and impact strength decrease by blending PS to PP. The tensile strength and Young's modulus of PP/PS blends were compared with various theoretical models. The thermal stability, melting, and crystallization temperatures and percentage crystallinity of semicrystalline PP in the blends were marginally decreased by the addition of amorphous PS. The presence of maleic anhydride‐grafted polypropylene (compatibilizer) increases the phase stability of 90/10 and 80/20 blends by preventing the coalescence. Hence, finer and more uniform droplets of PS dispersed phases are observed. The compatibilizer induced some improvement in impact strength for the blends with PP matrix phase, however fluctuations in modulus, strength and ductility were observed with respect to the uncompatibilized blend. The thermal stability was not much affected by the addition of the compatibilizer for the PP rich blends but shows some decrease in the thermal stability of the blends, where PS forms the matrix. On the other hand, the % crystallinity was increased by the addition of compatibilizer, irrespective of the blend concentration. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42100.     

Crystallization and dynamic mechanical properties of polypropylene/polystyrene blends modified with maleic anhydride and styrene

Polypropylene (PP)/polystyrene (PS) blends modified with reactive monomers, such as maleic anhydride (MAH) and styrene (St), and in situ formed PP/PS blends were prepared by melting extrusion. The crystallization and melting behavior and the dynamic mechanical properties of the PP/PS blends, including the structure of the grafted copolymer, were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, and Fourier transform infrared. The results indicated that the addition of MAH hardly influenced the crystallization temperature of PP in the blends, but the addition of MAH and St increased the crystallization temperature of PP in its blends. The blends showed no remarkable variety for the melting temperature, but the shapes of the melting peaks were influenced by the addition of the reactive monomers. In addition, a significant increase in the storage and loss moduli of all the modified PP/PS blends was observed. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 2038–2045, 2005     

Melt grafting of vinyltrimethoxysilane and water crosslinking of polypropylene/ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer blends

The melt grafting of vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) onto polypropylene (PP)/ethylene-propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) blends was studied. The effect of VTMS, EPDM and initiator concentrations on mechanical properties, melt flow index (MFI) and gel content of the modified PP/EPDM samples were investigated. The influence of coagents, i.e. styrene and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate was also studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the fractured surface of PP/EPDM and the modified PP/EPDM blends. The VTMS grafting reaction was in situ monitored using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Moreover, the thermal and crystallization behavior of VTMS-crosslinked PP/EPDM blends were studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and DSC, respectively. It had been found that the thermal stability of VTMS-crosslinked PP/EPDM was improved. DSC measurements showed that the grafting reaction occurs from 170 to 220 °C and the crystallization temperatures increased compared with those of the untreated PP/EPDM.     

Effect of Organoclay on the Morphology and Properties of Poly(propylene)/Poly[(butylene succinate)‐co‐adipate] Blends

The effect of organically modified clay on the morphology and properties of poly(propylene) (PP) and poly[(butylene succinate)‐co‐adipate] (PBSA) blends is studied. Virgin and organoclay modified blends were prepared by melt‐mixing of PP, PBSA and organoclay in a batch‐mixer at 190 °C. Scanning electron microscopy studies revealed a significant change in morphology of PP/PBSA blend in the presence of organoclay. The state of dispersion of silicate layers in the blend matrix was characterized by X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic observations. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed substantial improvement in flexural storage modulus of organoclay‐modified blends with respect to the neat polymer matrices or unmodified blends. Tensile properties of virgin blends also improved in the presence of organoclay. Thermal stability of virgin blends in air atmosphere dramatically improved after modification with organoclay. The effect of organoclay on the melt‐state liner viscoelastic properties of virgin blends was also studied. The non‐isothermal crystallization behavior of homopolymers, virgin, and organoclay‐modified blends were studied by differential scanning calorimeter. The effect of incorporation of organoclay on the cold crystallization behavior of PP/PBSA blends is also reported.

     

Blends of thermoplastic polyurethane and polypropylene. II. Thermal and morphological behavior

Neat thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polypropylene (PP), and TPU/PP blends with different weight ratios that were prepared in a twin‐screw extruder were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry and light and scanning electron microscopy. The results confirmed PP matrix to TPU matrix phase inversion in the concentration region between 60/40 and 80/20 TPU/PP blends. The total degree of crystallinity of the blends and the crystallization temperature of PP decreased with increasing TPU content. On the other hand, the addition of elastomeric TPU to PP significantly increased the spherulite size of PP. The TPU melt islands in the PP matrix prolonged the crystallization of PP during solidification, and this enhanced the growth of spherulites. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Studies on morphology,mechanical, thermal,and dynamic mechanical behavior of extrusion blended polypropylene and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer in presence of compatibilizer

Polypropylene was melt blended in a single screw extruder with thermo tropic Vectra B‐950 liquid crystalline polymer (copolyester amide) in different proportions in presence of 2% of EAA, ethylene‐acrylic acid copolymer (based on PP) as a compatibilizer. The mechanical properties of such compatibilized blends were evaluated and compared in respect of their Young's Modulii, Ultimate tensile strength, percent elongation at break, and toughness to those of Pure PP. The Morphology was studied by using a polarizing light microscope (PLM) and Scanning electron microscope (SEM). The Thermal characterization of these blends were carried out by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).The mechanical properties under dynamic conditions of such compatibilized blends and pure PP were studied by dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). Mechanical analysis (Tensile properties) of the compatibilized blends displayed improvements in Modulii and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of PP matrix with the incorporation of 2–10% of LCP incorporation. The development of fine fibrillar morphology in the compatibilized PP/LCP blends had large influence on the mechanical properties. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) studies indicated no remarkable changes in the crystalline melting temperature of the blends with respect to that of pure PP. However, an increase in the softening range of the blends over that of PP was observed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Morphological,thermal, and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polycarbonate blend

This work deals with the effect of compatibilizer on the morphological, thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polycarbonate (PP/ PC) blends. The blends, containing between 0 to 30 vol % of polycarbonate and a compatibilizer, were prepared by means of a twin-screw extruder. The compatibilizer was produced by grafting glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) onto polypropylene in the molten state. Blend morphologies were controlled by adding PP-g-GMA as compatibilizer during melt processing, thus changing dispersion and interfacial adhesion of the polycarbonate phase. With PP-g-GMA, volume fractions increased from 2.5 to 20, and much finer dispersions of discrete polycarbonate phase with average domain sizes decreased from 35 to 3 μm were obtained. The WAXD spectra showed that the crystal structure of neat PP was different from that in blends. The DSC results suggested that the degree of crystallization of PP in blends decreased as PC content and compatibilizer increased. The mechanical properties significantly changed after addition of PP-g-GMA. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 63: 1857–1863, 1997     

Crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of polypropylene random copolymer/poly(ethylene‐octene) blends

New polymer blends of polypropylene random copolymer (PP‐R) and poly(ethylene‐octene) (POE) were prepared by melt‐blending process using a corotating twin‐screw extruder. The POE content was varied up to 35%. The toughening efficiency of POE for PP‐R was evaluated by the mechanical properties of the resulted PP‐R/POE blends. The crystallization behavior and morphology of the blends were also studied. Results show that POE acts as nucleation agent to induce the crystallization of PP‐R matrix at higher crystallization temperature. Super‐toughened PP‐R/POE blends (Izod impact strength more than 500 J/m) can be readily achieved with only 10 wt % of POE. The high toughness of PP‐R/POE is attributed to cavitation and shear yielding of matrix PP‐R, as revealed by the morphology studies. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Comparison of structure and properties of conventional and “high‐crystallinity” isotactic polypropylenes and their blends with metallocene‐catalyzed linear low‐density polyethylene. I. Relationships between rheological behavior and thermal and physical properties

The present study was conducted to compare the structure and properties of conventional and so‐called “high‐crystallinity” (hcr) polypropylene (PP) and to establish characteristic features of the latter that are responsible for its superior thermal and mechanical performance. Moreover, structure–properties relationships of hcr PP blends with metallocene‐catalyzed, linear low‐density polyethylene (mLLDPE) were compared with those of conventional PP/mLLDPE blends. In Part 1, relationships between rheological behavior (viscosity and melt density) and thermal (transition temperatures and level of crystallinity) and mechanical properties (impact strength and Young's modulus) were analyzed with reference to composition. The rheological and MDSC tests showed that both types of the blends were miscible at the processing temperatures, whereas immiscible in the solid state and in vicinity of the PP melting point. It was found that the improved mechanical properties and the extraordinary high crystallization temperature of hcr PP (and, correspondingly, hcr PP/mLLDPE blends) are not due to the assumed high level of crystallinity but due to alteration of internal structure of this polypropylene. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 77: 1591–1599, 2000     

Properties of Polypropylene/Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Thermostimulative Shape Memory Blends Reactively Compatibilized by Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polyethylene-Octene Elastomer

PP/PET thermostimulative shape memory blends at composition 90/10, which used POE-g-MAH as a reactive compatibilizer, were prepared by melting extrusion. The results of SEM, POM, DSC, mechanical property, shape memory property, and melt rheological behavior showed that addition of POE-g-MAH improved compatibility between PP and PET, increased interaction between the two phases, and reduced size of the dispersive PET phase and crystallization ability of PP. Moderate POE-g-MAH could enhanced the shape memory property of the blends, meanwhile improved the mechanical properties and the processing performance. When concentration of POE-g-MAH was 5–7 phr, the blends had a better comprehensive performance.     

PP/PB共混材料的力学及流变性能研究

采用哈克双螺杆挤出机制备了聚丙烯/聚丁烯-1(PP/PB)共混材料,考察了PB的熔体流动速率(MFR)和用量对PP流变性能和力学性能的影响。结果表明:PP与PB二者相容性良好,当PB质量分数为30%时,PP/PB200(MFR为200 g/10 min)共混材料的MFR最大为37.90 g/10 min,约是纯PP的4.15倍,PP/PB0.5(MFR为0.5 g/10 min)共混材料的MFR最小为7.59 g/10 min,与纯PB相比降低了16.87%;随着PB MFR的增加,PP/PB共混材料的熔体强度降低;当PB MFR为0.5 g/10 min时,对PP有明显的增强和增韧效果,PP/PB共混材料的拉伸强度为31.11 MPa,冲击强度为48.52 kJ/m^2,与纯PP相比分别提高了28.82%和185.24%。     

Structure and properties of dynamically cured EPDM/PP blends

The structure and properties of polyolefin blends of ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer (EPDM) and polypropylene were studied. Blends were prepared in a laboratory internal mixer where EPDM was cured with PP under shear with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) at different shear conditions (blend–cure). Blends were also prepared for comparison from EPDM which were dynamically cured in the absence of PP and blended later (cure–blend). The effect of DCP concentration, intensity of the shear mixing, and rubber/plastic composition were studied. In blend–cure, the melt viscosity increased with increasing DCP concentration in blends of 75% EPDM and 25% PP, but it decreased with increasing DCP concentration in blends of 75% PP and 25% EPDM. In cure–blend, however, the melt viscosity increased with increasing DCP concentration for all compositions. The melt viscosity decreased with increasing intensity of the shear mixing presumably due to the formation of the smaller segregated microdomain of the crosslinked EPDM gels in both blend–cure and cure–blend materials. The crystallization rate was higher in EPDM/PP blends than in PP homopolymer. The crystallization rates for various blending conditions were also compared.     

Influence of functionalized reduced graphene oxide and compatibilizer on mechanical,thermal and morphological properties of polypropylene/polybutene-1 (PP/PB-1) blends

Polypropylene/Polybutene-1 (PP/PB-1) blends and nanocomposites containing pristine partially reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and chemically functionalized rGO (FrGO) with silane, and silane grafted with 1,12-dodecanediamine and 1,12-dodecanediol were studied. The effects of the chemical treatments on structure and thermal stability of rGO were first thoroughly investigated. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy analyses of FrGO evidenced the existence of functional groups on rGO after each chemical treatment, while X-ray diffraction (XRD) results confirmed the effectiveness of the interlayer grafting process through shifting of the basal spacings as witnessed by increased d₀₀₂ values. Furthermore, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed that the functionalization of rGO resulted in improved thermal stability of rGO demonstrated by its increased thermal degradation temperature. The PP/PB-1 blends and their rGO and FrGO based nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending masterbatch process in the presence of an acrylic acid modified polypropylene compatibilizer (PP-g-AA). Mechanical testing showed that Young’s modulus and tensile strength of the PP/PB-1 blends significantly improved after co-addition of FrGO and PP-g-AA to form the nanocomposites, but it also endowed a drastic decrease in their elongation at break and especially in their impact strength. XRD analyses attested the successful formation of intercalated nanocomposites, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examinations disclosed a two-phase morphology consisting of PB-1 dispersed droplets in the PP matrix. SEM also indicated that the incorporation of PP-g-AA into the blends and the nanocomposites contributed to enhanced adhesion and dispersion of PB-1 phase and FrGO nanoparticles within the polymer matrix.