Compatibilization of blends of polybutadiene and poly(methyl methacrylate) with poly(butadiene-block-methyl methacrylate)

Compatibilization of blends of polybutadiene and poly(methyl methacrylate) with butadiene-methyl methacrylate diblock copolymers has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy. When the diblock copolymers are added to the blends, the size of PB particles decreases and their size distribution gets narrower. In PB/PMMA7.6K blends with P(B-b-MMA)25.2K as a compatibilizer, most of micelles exist in the PMMA phase. However, using P(B-b-MMA)38K as a compatibilizer, the micellar aggregation exists in PB particles besides that existing in the PMMA phase. The core of a micelle in the PMMA phase is about 10 nm. In this article the influences of temperature and homo-PMMA molecular weight on compatibilization were also examined. At a high temperature PB particles in blends tend to agglomerate into bigger particles. When the molecular weight of PMMA is close to that of the corresponding block of the copolymer, the best compatibilization result would be achieved. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Compatibilization effect of graft copolymer on immiscible polymer blends .2. LLDPE/PS/LLDPE-g-PS systems

The compatibilizing effect of graft copolymer, linear low density polyethylene-g-polystyrene (LLDPE-g-PS), on immiscible LLDPE/PS blends has been studied by means of C-13 CP-MAS NMR and DSC techniques. The results indicate that LLDPE-g-PS is an effective compatibilizer for LLDPE/PS blends, and the compatibilizing effect of LLDPE-g-PS on LLDPE/PS blends depends on the PS grafting yield and molecular structure of the compatibilizers and also on the composition of the blends. It was found that LLDPE-g-PS chains connect two immiscible components, LLDPE and PS, through solubilization of chemically identical segments of LLDPE-g-PS into the noncrystalline region of the LLDPE and PS domain, respectively. Meanwhile, LLDPE-g-PS chains connect the crystalline region of LLDPE by isomorphism, resulting in an obvious change in the crystallization behavior of LLDPE. (C) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

COMPATIBILIZATION OF HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE/POLYISOPRENE BLENDS WITH POLYETHYLENE/POLYISOPRENE THREAD-THROUGH COPOLYMERS

The compatibilization of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/polyisoprene (PI) blends with polyethylene/polyisoprene (PE/PI) ''thread-through'' copolymers was investigated. The proliferating structure of PE/PI with segments chemically identical to HDPE and PI, respectively, is different from that of graft copolymers. Studies showed that the dispersed domain size in the blends was significantly reduced and interfacial adhesion was improved by the compatibilization action of the copolymer. In the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis, the crystallization peak of HDPE in the blends became broad with adding the copolymer and fractionated crystallization appeared in the HDPE/PI blend compatibilized with the copolymer at a weight ratio of 30/70 while it appeared in the blend without copolymer at a weight ratio of 20/80. DMA results showed that by adding the copolymer, both the glass transition temperature (T-g) of the PI component and the alpha-relaxation of HDPE shifted to lower temperature, demonstrating the enhanced penetration of the two components. Mechanical properties of the blends were improved, especially the elongation at break, by the presence of the copolymers. The characteristic yielding at the fractured surface of the blends compatibilized with the copolymer indicates the fractural behavior of the material changed from brittle to tough.

SYNTHESIS OF A POLYETHYLENE-GRAFT-POLYSTYRENE COPOLYMER AND ITS COMPATIBILIZATION FOR LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE/POLY(PHENYLENE OXIDE) BLENDS

Based on unsteady diffusion kinetics, polyethylene(PE)-graft-polystyrene (PS) copolymers were designed and synthesized with a heterogeneous high yield titanium-based catalyst by copolymerization of ethylene with a PS-macromonomer using 1-hexene as a short chain agent to promote the incorporation of the PS-macromonomer. The presence of 1-hexene facilitated the diffusion of the PS-macromonomer, giving rise to the significantly increased incorporation of the PS-macromonomer. Compatibilization of blends of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/poly(phenylene oxide) (PPO) with the PE-g-PS copolymer were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).

STUDIES ON COMPATIBILIZATION OF POLYPROPYLENE THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE BLENDS AND MECHANISM OF COMPATIBILIZATION

This paper reports a study of compatibilization and the mechanism of compatibilization of polypropylene (PP)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) blends with maleated polypropylene (PP-MA) and its graft copolymer with polyethylene oxide (PEO), (PP-MA)-g-PEO.

COMPATIBILIZATION OF POLYPROPYLENE POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) BLENDS AND CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OF THE BLENDS

The compatibilization of incompatible polypropylene (PP)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) blends was studied. The experimental results showed that the graft copolymer [(PP-MA)-g-PEO] of maleated PP (PP-MA) and mono-hydroxyl PEO (PEO-OH) was a good compatibilize

COMPATIBILIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF POLY(PROPYLENE) NYLON-12 BLENDS

In this paper, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) were used to study the structure and compatibilization of poly(propylene) (PP)/nylon-12 (PA 12) blends. The compatibilizatio

PC/ABS BLENDS:COMPATIBILIZATION AND MECHANICAL-BEHAVIOR

PC/ABS(M) blends, encompassing the whole composition range between pure PC and ABS(M), were prepared by melt-mixing in a Brabender-like apparatus. Thermal, mechanical and impact tests were performed on compression moulded specimens. Inward Tg shifts were

线性低密度聚乙烯和聚苯乙烯共混物的原位增容

采用反应挤出的方法，通过使用Friedel-Crofts反应，以AICl3为催化剂对原位增容线性低密度聚乙烯（LLDPE）和聚苯乙烯（PS）共混体系的反应机理、接枝物结构、材料的结构一性能关系、共混物的相分布形态以及多重结晶行为进行了深入研究。使用激光拉曼光谱研究了以AICl3作为LLDPE/PS共混体系的Friedel-Crafts反应的催化剂生成的接枝物的结构，通过对一系列模型化合物结构的分析，确定了发生接枝反应的点应为聚苯乙烯苯环上次甲基的对位。对于增容后共混物的力学性能进行了分析，并找出有效提高力学性能的工艺。根据测定，增容后的LLDPE/PS（80／20）共混物的Izod冲击性能从80J／m提高到了400）／m以上。断裂伸长率从350％提高到了800％以上。相对应的共混物的相分布形态也得到了极大的改善。这种力学性能上的提高，使得LLDPE／PS共混物真正具有了使用价值及商业前景。这也是研究LLDPE/PS共混物主要目的之一。随着含量AICl3的增加，共混物中PS分散相粒子的尺寸逐渐减小，直至共混物的相分布形态由原来的分散相一连续相结构变为双连续结构。这种形态上的改变，正是力学性能提高的基础。添加过量的AlCl3会对共混物产生一定的降解作用。通过GPC和MER等手段的分析，发现这种降解作用对于共混物中的 PS组分更加明显，而且这种降解只发生在接枝反应之后，与接枝反应是一对竞争的反应。研究了增容后的LLDP／PS（20／80）共混物的熔融结晶行为，发现了这个共混物具有复杂的多重结晶行为。通过对共混物界面层的SEM和TEM观察分析发现：在共混物的LLDPE和PS两相的中间，具有一层由LLDPE-g-PS接枝共聚物形成的界面层。这个界面层中的LLDPE链段与LLDPE均聚物在熔体中紧密的缠结着。当共混体系从较高的熔融温度逐渐下降的时候，接枝共聚物会因为链段之间的相互作用而在熔体下就形成相分离。在接枝共聚物的有序化过程中，与之紧密缠结的LLDPE均聚物分子也会随着有序化的过程而进入相分离所形成的微域结构中。研究了共棍物的这种多重结晶行为。根据共聚物的特性，首次采用了对共混物进行熔点温度之上的高温退火来研究有序一无序转变对共混物多重结晶行为的影响。由于在两相界面层的LLDPE-g-PS接枝共聚物有序化所形成的大量的微域结构限制了处于其中的LLDPE分子的结晶，导致这部分LLDPE分子结晶所需的过冷程度增加，最终只能采用均相成核的方式结晶所致。研究发现，在不同的熔融温度、退火温度以及退火时间都会对共混物的这种受限结晶行为产生很大的影响。在低于接枝共聚物的有序一无序转化温度下退火时，受限于接枝物形成的微域结构中的LLDPE均聚物分子会在这个过程中从微域结构中脱离，重新进入更大的LLDPE分散相粒子中。如果退火的温度高于接枝共聚物的有序一无序转化温度，那么这些LLDPE均聚物分子仍然会在降温的时候被“吞入”有序化所形成的微域结构中而无法脱离这种受限环境。

Blends of Polypropylene and Syndiotactic 1,2-Polybutadiene: Morphology, Crystallization Behaviors and Mechanical Properties

Morphologies, crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of polypropylene(PP)/syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene(s-1,2 PB) blends were investigated. Morphology observation shows the well dispersed domains of s-1,2 PB in PP matrix with the rather small domain sizes from 0.1 to 0.5 mu m when the s-1,2 PB content increases from 5% to 20% (mass fraction) in the blends, and the phase structure tends to become co-continuous as s-1,2 PB content further increases.

Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Compatibilized Poly(butylene terephthalate) Blends: Effect of Functional Groups and Dynamic Curing

Two sets of graft copolymers were prepared by grafting glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) or ally] (3-isocyanate-4-tolyl) carbamate (TAI) onto ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymer (EPDM) in an internal mixer. These graft copolymers were used as the compatibilizer to prepare the thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) containing 50 wt%, of poly(butylene terephthalate), PBT, 30 wt% of compatibilizer, and 20 wt% of nitrile-butadiene rubber, NBR. The indirect, two-step mixer process was chosen for dynamic curing.

Rheology, morphology and mechanical properties of compatibilized poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) blends

Compatibilized blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) were developed using maleated PVDF (PVDF-g-MA). Excellent compatibilization between PVDF and TPU was demonstrated by theological, morphological, and mechanical measurements. The introduction of PVDF-g-MA into the PVDF/TPU blends caused an increase in viscosity and storage modulus. Much finer morphology was clearly observed by SEM. The tensile tests showed that the tensile strength and ultimate elongation achieved a significant improvement with addition of PVDF-g-MA.

Thermal and mechanical properties of poly(butylene terephthalate)/epoxy blends

In this study, melt blends of poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) with epoxy resin were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, tensile testing, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and wide-angle X-ray diffraction. The results indicate that the presence of epoxy resin influenced either the mechanical properties of the PBT/epoxy blends or the crystallization of PBT. The epoxy resin was completely miscible with the PBT matrix. This was beneficial to the improvement of the impact performance of the PBT/epoxy blends.