Crystallization kinetics of low‐density polyethylene and polypropylene melt‐blended with a low‐Tg tin‐based phosphate glass

The nonisothermal and isothermal crystallizations of low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) and polypropylene (PP) in phosphate glass (Pglass)–polymer hybrid blends were studied through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). As the Pglass volume fraction was increased, the percentage crystallinity decreased. The half‐time for crystallization decreased as the propagation rate constant rose, for both of the polymer matrices, with increasing Pglass concentrations. The Pglass was observed to be a nucleating agent for formation of two‐ or three‐dimensional spherulites in the hybrids. Tensile modulus improved for both of the Pglass–polymer hybrids up to 40% Pglass, but the energy to break decreased. Tensile strength changed slightly with the addition of Pglass to the LDPE matrix, exhibiting a larger value than that of pure LDPE at 30%. The tensile strength decreased as more Pglass was added to the PP matrix. The observed differences between tensile properties of the Pglass–PP and Pglass–LDPE hybrids at identical Pglass volume concentration were found to be consistent with that of the crystallization behavior of the hybrids. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 3445–3456, 2003     

我国玻璃纤维复合材料新时期的特点与对策

本文综合论证了玻璃纤维及其主要用途的复合材料工业概况,指出我国玻璃纤维复合材料工业已经进入一个新的发展时期.过去是以发展速度为主要特征,现在则以产品应用、质量提高为重要标志.本文对新时期我国玻璃纤维复合材料的技术方向和行业管理提出建议.     

A discussion of the methods for comparing the relative effectiveness of phosphate fertilizers varying in solubility

Because various phosphate (P) fertilizers differ widely in their solubility, it is commonly observed that crop response to P fertilizers varies under the same soil and crop conditions. Furthermore, a major problem encountered in the methods for determining the relative effectiveness (RE) of water-insoluble P fertilizer (e.g., phosphate rock) with respect to water-soluble P fertilizers, e.g., single superphosphate (SSP) and triple superphosphate (TSP), is that their growth response curves are usually nonlinear and often do not share a common maximum yield. In this paper, we review and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the three most commonly used methods for calculating the RE of phosphate rock with respect to TSP (or SSP). The three methods are vertical comparison, horizontal (substitution rate) comparison, and linear-response comparison.     

Viscosity of Porous Glasses

Viscosity of porous glasses has been derived from the elastic stress analysis, using the viscous analogy. Viscosity as a function of porosity has been estimated for spherical as well as for arbitrary pore geometry. Since the pore geometry changes during sintering, a shape factor that varies with pore geometry has been considered to predict the viscosity–porosity relationship. Viscosity as a function of porosity was measured on cordierite-type glass by isothermal sinter-forging experiments and data showed good agreement with the analysis. Experimental data from literature on viscosity as a function of porosity on two other glasses also show good agreement with the analysis.     

Volatility of Simulated High-Level Nuclear Waste Glass by Thermogravimetric Analysis

The volatilities of simulated, high-level nuclear waste glasses have been measured using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). These volatilities were measured in the region of the glass transition temperature ( T _g) of the waste glasses, which is between 450° and 500°C. These data were obtained because the Waste Acceptance Preliminary Specifications require that no foreign materials be released into the canistered waste form upon heating of the canister to this glass transition temperature. In fact, all of the waste glass samples studied actually exhibited a net weight gain upon heating. This weight gain was shown to be due to oxygen uptake through oxidation of FeO. Powdered glass samples did show a small weight loss which was smaller in magnitude than the weight gain and was associated with water desorption. No true volatility was detected to the level of sensitivity (0.01 wt%) of the TGA instrument. This converts to a sensitivity of 330 μ g/m² of glass surface and a corresponding minimum value of 41 mg of volatiles for each Defense Waste Processing Facility conistered waste form. TGA experiments carried out at higher temperatures (800°C) revealed that organic concentrations in the waste glasses are less than 0.01 wt%. Thus, these results demonstrate that the Defense Waste Processing Facility will be able to comply with the Waste Acceptance Preliminary Specifications on the exclusion of foreign materials from the canistered waste forms, after exposure to T _g.     

重钙装置改产磷铵反应与尾气洗涤系统设备出现的问题

介绍瓮福磷肥厂重钙(TSP)装置改产DAP后,反应与尾气洗涤系统料浆泵、搅拌器、反应器、洗涤泵、重要阀门在运行中出现的问题及处理措施.     

在二辛基磷酸钠的微乳液中金属盐的最大含量

测算了二(2-乙基己基)磷酸钠(NaDEHP)或二(正辛基)磷酸钠(NaDOP)、正辛醇，正辛烷、水和金属盐(CoSO4、NiSO4、FeCl2、CuCl2和CaCl2等)组成的均匀单相微乳液中金属盐水溶液的极限增溶量(Vlim)和金属盐的最大含量(Smax)。相同条件下，NaDOP体系中的Vlim和Smax都比NaDEHP体系巾的高得多，这是因为NaDOP中的正辛基的空间位阻小。     

机械力化学湿法一步制备表面修饰磷酸锌微粉

以氧化锌和磷酸为原料,以硅烷偶联剂为改性剂,采用机械力化学湿法制备微细磷酸锌并进行表面改性.用XRD、润湿角、活化指数、沉降时间等手段对产物进行表征,用FT-IR对改性粉末的结构进行分析,初步探讨了偶联剂与磷酸锌的作用机理.结果表明产物为二水和四水磷酸锌混合物;在红外区域2 800～3 000 cm-1和1 400 cm-1有偶联剂的特征吸收峰,说明偶联剂与磷酸锌之间发生了化学反应;当硅烷偶联剂添加质量分数由0增加到2%,改性产品的活化指数由0增加到98.71%,对水的润湿角由0°增加到93.21°,沉降时间由0.5 h增加到176 h,在涂料中的分散性和贮存稳定性得到改进.     

A Novel Mixed-Valence Tetranuclear Iron-Oxygen Clusters in the Organically Templated Iron Phosphate [H3N(CH2)2NH3]2 Fe4O(PO4)4 ċH2O

A novel iron phosphate templated with ethylenediammonium cation, [H₃N(CH₂)₂NH₃]₂ Fe₄ O(PO₄)₄H₂O, has been synthesized hydrothermally and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, thermo-gravimetric analysis, magnetic susceptibility and Mossbauer spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in the mono-clinic space group C2 with a= 30.3801(5),b= 10.1204(5),c= 10.0977(5) Å, = 107.712(1)°, V = 2957.5(4) ų and Z = 6. The structure contains 5 and 6-coordinated Fe atoms bridged by ₄-oxygen and PO₄ groups to form two types of mixed-valence Fe₄P₄ cubane-like clusters, which are connected via Fe- O- P bonds to give rise to intersecting channels that house the ethylenediammonium cations and water molecules. Room-temperature Mossbauer data confirm the presence of Fe^II and Fe^III.     

Glass‐transition temperature in the curing process of bismaleimide modified with diallylbisphenol A

The T_g‐conversion relationship, during the thermal curing of different stoichiometric formulations of 1,1′‐(methylene‐di‐4,1‐phenylene) bismaleimide (BMI), modified with o,o′‐diallyl bisphenol A (DABA), was investigated. The DiBenedetto equation was used to model this relationship for the formulation of DABA‐1 (BMI : DABA, 1 : 1). Based on this model, the T_g‐conversion relationship of formulation DABA‐0.5 (BMI : DABA, 1 : 0.5) was modeled. The high consistency between the model curve and experimental data showed that the change of T_g, attributed to copolymerization between BMI and DABA in DABA‐0.5, in the low‐conversion regime, was the same as that in DABA‐1. This also verifies that, for the formulation DABA‐0.5, copolymerization and homopolymerization do not overlap with each other. The reactions progressed sequentially and homopolymerization occurred after completion of copolymerization. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 3244–3247, 2004