Synthesis and characterization of a long side-chain double-cation crosslinked anion-exchange membrane based on poly(styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene)

By choosing a triple block polymer, poly(styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene) (SEBS), as the backbone and adopting a long side-chain double-cation crosslinking strategy, a series of SEBS-based anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) was successively synthesized by chloromethylation, quaternization, crosslinking, solution casting, and alkalization. The 70C16-SEBS-TMHDA membrane showed high OH⁻ conductivity (72.13 mS/cm at 80 °C) and excellent alkali stability (only 10.86% degradation in OH⁻ conductivity after soaking in 4-M NaOH for 1700 h at 80 °C). Furthermore, the SR was only 9.3% at 80 °C and the peak power density of the H₂/O₂ single cell was up to 189 mW/cm² at a current density of 350 mA/cm² at 80 °C. By introducing long flexible side chains into a polymer SEBS backbone, the structure of the hydrophilic–hydrophobic microphase separation in the membrane was constructed to improve the ionic conductivity. Additionally, network crosslinked structure improved dimensional stability and mechanical properties.     

Flexible poly(styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) hybrid nanofibers for bioengineering and water filtration applications

Among the thermoplastic elastomers that play important roles in the polymer industry due to their superior properties, styrene-based species and polyurethane block copolymers are of great interest. Poly(styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene) (SEBS) as a triblock copolymer seems to have the potential to meet many demands in different applications due to various industrial requirements where durability, biocompatibility, breaking elongation, and interfacial adhesion are important. In this study, the SEBS triblock copolymer was functionalized with natural (Satureja hortensis, SH) and synthetic (nanopowder, TiO₂) agents to obtain composite nanofibers by electrospinning and electrospraying methods for use in biomedical and water filtration applications. The results were compared with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composite nanofibers, which are commonly used in these fields. Here, functionalized SEBS nanofibers exhibited antibacterial effect while at the same time improving cell viability. In addition, because of successful water filtration by using the SEBS composite nanofibers, the material may have a good potential to be used comparably to TPU for the application.     

共混改性SEBS体系的研究进展

介绍了热塑性弹性体SEBS的性能：综述了通过共混改性的SEBS弹性体体系的性能与形态结构的研究进展。     

Reactive Compatibilizer Precursors for LDPE/PA6 Blends, 4

Summary: The effectiveness of some thermoplastic elastomers grafted with maleic anhydride (MA) or with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) as compatibilizer precursors (CPs) for blends of low density polyethylene (LDPE) with polyamide‐6 (PA) has been studied. The CPs were produced by grafting different amounts of MA or GMA onto a styrene‐block‐(ethylene‐co‐1‐butene)‐block‐styrene copolymer (SEBS) (KRATON G 1652), either in the melt or in solution. A commercially available SEBS‐g‐MA copolymer with 1.7 wt.‐% MA (KRATON FG 1901X) was also used. The effect of the MA concentration and of other characteristics of the SEBS‐g‐MA CPs was also studied. The specific interactions between the CPs and the blends components were investigated through characterizations of the binary LDPE/CP and PA/CP blends, in the whole composition range. It was demonstrated that the SEBS‐g‐GMA copolymers display poor compatibilizing effectiveness due to cross‐linking resulting from reactions of the epoxy rings of these CPs with both the amine and the carboxyl end groups of PA. On the contrary, the compatibilizing efficiency of the MA‐grafted elastomers, as revealed by the thermal properties and the morphology of the compatibilized blends, was shown to be excellent. The results of this study confirm that the anhydride functional groups possess considerably higher efficiency, for the reactive compatibilization of LDPE/PA blends, than those of the ethylene‐acrylic acid and ethylene‐glycidyl methacrylate copolymers investigated in previous works.

SEM micrograph of the 75/25 LD08/PA blend (with 2 phr SEBSMA1).     

SEBS/PP共混材料的研究及其进展

SEBS是一种用途广泛的新型弹性体材料,在常温下具有高弹性,高温下可直接加工成型。由于SEBS具有优异的耐臭氧、耐氧化、耐紫外线和耐候性能等,因此,应用范围广于普通SBS材料。但是,SEBS耐溶剂性和耐油性较差,常通过与其他材料共混改性来增强其加工性能。文章重点概述了苯乙烯-乙烯-丁烯-苯乙烯(SEBS)与聚丙烯(PP)共混材料的微观结构、相容性以及结构与性能的研究进展,介绍了近年国内外SEBS/PP共混改性的研究成果,包括填充油、无机材料、PPO、PC和PA6等改性体系,并比较了这些改性技术对SEBS/PP共混体系微观结构及性能的影响,近年内,SEBS/PP共混材料的理论研究和工程应用会有长足发展。     

基于遥感反演河套平原区域蒸发蒸腾量研究

采用SEBS模型,结合地面站点观测的温度、湿度、风速、日照时数等气象数据,利用MODIS/TERRA卫星遥感影像,反演河套平原2006年日蒸散发量,对河套平原蒸散发量进行分析研究。并结合彭曼公式计算的理论蒸散发量的年内分布规律进行分析,对河套平原实际蒸散发量进行时间尺度推演,对河套平原区域蒸散发量的时间分布特点进行了分析。     

Reduction of Noise from Disc Brake Systems Using Composite Friction Materials Containing Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)

Attempts have been made for the first time to prepare a friction material with the characteristic of thermal sensitive modulus, by the inclusion of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) as viscoelastic polymeric materials into the formulation in order to the increase the damping behavior of the cured friction material. Styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS), styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene (SEBS) and nitrile rubber/polyvinyl chloride (NBR/PVC) blend system were used as TPE materials. In order to evaluate the viscoelastic parameters such as loss factor (tan δ) and storage modulus (E′) for the friction material, dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) were used. Natural frequencies and mode shapes of friction material and brake disc were determined by modal analysis. However, NBR/PVC and SEBS were found to be much more effective in damping behavior. The results from this comparative study suggest that the damping characteristics of commercial friction materials can be strongly affected by the TPE ingredients. This investigation also confirmed that the specimens with high TPE content had low noise propensity.     

不同化学结构的PP对热塑性弹性体复合材料性能的影响

研究了不同化学结构的聚丙烯(PP)对苯乙烯-乙烯/丁烯-苯乙烯共聚物(SEBS)/白油/PP热塑性弹性体复合材料力学性能和流动性能的影响。结果表明,复合材料的力学性能与所添加PP的力学性能保持一致,按照均聚PP、无规共聚PP、共聚PP的化学结构特性,复合材料的拉伸性能、弯曲性能和硬度都依次变小;但是复合材料的流动性能不仅和PP的熔体质量流动速率(MFR)有关系,而且还与PP和SEBS的相互作用有关。在PP的MFR相同的情况下,复合材料的MFR按照均聚PP、无规共聚PP、共聚PP的不同依次降低。     

输液管用SEBS高效低毒抗氧体系的研究

以多次挤出、加速降解为评价方式,采用全自动白度仪、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、电子万能测试机、傅立叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)以及差示扫描量热分析仪(DSC)等手段,研究了不同抗氧剂对聚苯乙烯氢化二烯烃嵌段共聚物(SEBS)稳定性的影响。结果表明,纯SEBS的热稳定性差,经5次热加工后,氧化诱导期由初始的14.6min降到5.4 min,黄色指数从15.16增大至27.45,摩尔质量分布宽度从1.232增加到1.540,力学性能则降低至初始值的50%,且在热氧和剪切的作用下,SEBS易发生氧化降解生成羟基、羰基等含氧基团。加入四种不同抗氧体系后,输液管用SEBS的热稳定性均有一定程度的提高,而添加高效低毒抗氧体系E330/168的输液管用SEBS的热稳定性最好,随热加工次数增加,黄色指数无明显变化;经5次热加工后的重均摩尔质量为11.15万g/mol,较未加抗氧剂的SEBS高42%,摩尔质量分布为1.256,较未加抗氧剂的低18%;抗氧体系E330/168有效地抑制了SEBS在加工过程中的氧化降解,从而使其各项性能得到良好的保持。相对抗氧剂1010和626,抗氧剂E330/168不仅高效,而且具有低毒性、低致畸性和低水溶性,更适用于输液管用SEBS。     

Comparative performance of carbon nanotube and nanoclay on thermal properties and flammability behavior of amorphous polyamide/SEBS blend

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNT) or montmorillonite clay (MMT-30B) were added to a poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide-co-terephthalamine) (an amorphous polyamide - aPA) and styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene graphitized with maleic anhydride (SEBS) blend, in different concentrations, in order to investigate the morphology, thermal properties and flammability behavior. Different nanoparticle localizations in the phase blend were observed through transmission electronic microscopy. CNT nanoparticles are localized in SEBS phase, and MMT-30B nanoparticles in aPA phase. No significant changes were observed on transition temperatures and thermal stability with both nanoparticle additions. However, a slight increase on storage modulus for clay nanocomposites and a slight reduction for carbon nanotube nanocomposites were observed, due to their different phase localizations. Regarding flammability, CNT nanocomposites showed better performance as a flame retardant when compared to samples with MMT-30B. Although the MMT-30B nanocomposites could not be classified according to the UL-94 criteria, no dripped flaming particles were observed, due to the a char barrier formation on the polymer surface. The CNT nanocomposites were classified according to the UL-94 criteria as V-2. The CNT's selective localization on the SEBS phase decreases its heat-release rate, but no interconnected network structure was formed in the matrix to suppress the dripping flaming particles.