Reactive blending of modified polypropylene and polyamide 12: Effects of compatibilizer content on crystallization and blend morphology

The crystallization behavior and morphology of nonreactive and reactive melt-mixed blends of polypropylene (PP) and polyamide (PA12; as the dispersed phase) were investigated. It Was found that the crystallization behavior and the size of the PA12 particles were dependent on the content of the compatibilizer (maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene) because an in situ reaction occurred between the maleic anhydride groups of the compatibilizer and the amide end groups of PA12. When the amount of compatibilizer was more than 4%, the PA12 did not crystallize at temperatures typical for bulk crystallization. These finely dispersed PA12 particles crystallized co-incidently with the 1313 phase. The changes in domain size with compatibilizer content were consistent with Wu's theory. These investigations showed that crystallization of the dispersed phase Could not be explained solely by the size of the dispersion. The interfacial tension between the polymeric components in the blends may yield information on the fractionation of crystallization.

Reactive blending of polyamide 6,6 and Vectra A

In this paper, blends of Nylon 6,6 with the liquid crystal polymer Vectra A950 are considered; specifically we focused our attention on Nylon 6,6 modifications by interchange reactions that can occur in the melt, as a function of mixing conditions and blend compositions. Two matrix samples have been used, characterised by a slightly different relative amount of amine and carboxylic end groups, being the latter predominant in both cases. The dried polymers Nylon 6,6/Vectra, combined in weight ratios between 95/5 and 50/50, were subjected to reactive blending with different methods (single-screw extruder, Brabender, pyrex reactor). Pure Nylon samples have been also investigated as reference materials. The soluble Nylon 6,6-rich fraction of each blend was separated from the insoluble Vectra-rich one and used for molecular and spectroscopic characterisations. Thermal and morphological analyses, as well as testing of tensile properties, were carried out on the blends. Evidences of the occurrence of interchange reactions are given and the most probable ones are suggested. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Luminescence enhancement by blending PVK with blue PPV copolymer

The PL and EL properties of the polymer blends of PVK and blue PPV copolymer were studied. Considerable enhancement of both the photoluminescent and the electroluminescent intensity were observed by using the polymer blends as emission layer in the LED devices. The energy transfer process and the formation of exciplex in the polymer blends were also discussed.

Conductive polyaniline poly-omega-aminoundecanoyle blending fiber

Conductive fibers were obtained by blending polyaniline with poly-omega-aminoundecanoyle in-concentrated H2SO4 Micro-fiber caused by non-compatibility between the two polymers was valuable for improving conductive property of the fibers. Abnormal effect on the crystallinity of polyaniline and poly-omega-aminoundecanoyle upon drawing stress was observed.

Enhanced glass fiber-reinforced phenolphthalein poly(ether ketone) composites by blending poly(phenylene sulfide)

The mechanical properties of glass fiber-reinforced phenolphthalein poly(ether ketone)/poly(phenylene sulfide) (PEK-C/PPS) composites have been studied. The morphologies of fracture surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscope. Blending a semicrystalline component, PPS, can improve markedly the mechanical properties of glass fiber-reinforced PEK-C composites. These results can be attributed to the improvement of fiber/matrix interfacial adhesion and higher fiber aspect ratio. (C) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

投影变换方法在光学测量投影仪系统圆度表示中的应用

针对光学测量投影仪测量圆形工件时圆度指标的图形表示,提出了一种几何投影变换方法,将原非单调区间的离散点投影在某单调区间内,在此单调区间内运用插值算法进行曲线拟合后,再对数据进行反向投影,使得原非单调区间内离散点光滑地连接起来,使圆度的图形表示更加合理。几何投影变换方法克服了一些用于连接离散数据点的插值算法不能在非单调区间使用的局限性,拓展了上述算法的应用范围。

First-principles study of UC2 and U2C3

The electronic structure and mechanical properties Of UC2 and U2C3 have been systematically investigated using first-principles calculations by the projector-augmented-wave (PAW) method. Furthermore, in order to describe precisely the strong on-site Coulomb repulsion among the localized U 5f electrons, we adopt the generalized gradient approximation +U formalisms for the exchange-correlation term. We show that our calculated structural parameters and electronic properties for UC2 and U2C3 are in good agreement with the experimental data by choosing an appropriate Hubbard U = 3 eV. As for the chemical bonding nature, the contour plot of charge density and total density of states suggest that UC2 and U2C3 are metallic mainly contributed by the 5f electrons, mixed with significant covalent component resulted from the strong C-C bonds. The present results also illustrate that the metal-carbon (U-C) bonding and the carbon-carbon covalent bonding in U2C3 are somewhat weaker than those in UC2, leading to the weaker thermodynamic stability at high temperature as observed by experiments.

Electronic structures and mechanical properties of uranium monocarbide from first-principles LDA plus U and GGA plus U calculations

The electronic structure, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio, and phonon dispersion curves of UC have been systematically investigated from the first-principles calculations by the projector-augmented-wave (PAW) method. In order to describe precisely the strong on-site Coulomb repulsion among the localized U 5f electrons, we adopt the local density approximation (LDA) + U and generalized gradient approximation (GGA) + U formalisms for the exchange correlation term. We systematically study how the electronic properties and elastic constants of UC are affected by the different choice of U as well as the exchange-correlation potential. We show that by choosing an appropriate Hubbard U parameter within the GGA + U approach, most of our calculated results are in good agreement with the experimental data. Therefore. the results obtained by the GGA + U with effective Hubbard parameter U chosen around 3 eV for UC are considered to be reasonable. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The application of SnS nanoparticles to bulk heterojunction solar cells

Tin mono-sulphide (SnS) nanoparticles were synthesized by a facile method. Reactions producing narrow size distribution SnS nanoparticles with the diameter of 5.0-10 nm were carried out in an ethylene glycol solution at 150 degrees C for 24 h. Bulk heterojunction solar cells with the structure of indium tin oxide (ITO)/polyethylenedioxythiophene polystyrenesulphonate (PEDOT PSS)/SnS polymer/Al were fabricated by blending the nanoparticles with a conjugated polymer to form the active layer for the first time. Current density-voltage characterization of the devices showed that due to the addition of SnS nanoparticles to the polymer film, the device performance can be dramatically improved, compared with that of the pristine polymer solar cells. (c) 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V.

The synthesis of MDMO-PPV capped PbS nanorods and their application in solar cells

Poly[2-methoxy-5-(3',7'-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MDMO-PPV) capped PbS nanorods about 100 nm in diameter and 400 nm in length were synthesized via a hydrothermal route in toluene and dimethylsulfoxide solution. By blending the PbS nanorods with the MDMO-PPV as the active layer, bulk heterojunction solar cells with an indium tin oxide (ITO)/polyethylenedioxythiophene/polystyrenesulphonate (PEDOT PSS)/MDMO-PPV PbS nanorods/Al structure were fabricated in a N-2 filled glove box, Current density-voltage characterization of the devices showed that the solar cells with PbS nanorods hybrid with MDMO-PPV as active layer were better in performance than the devices with the polymer only. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chiral symmetry analysis and rigid rotational invariance for the lattice dynamics of single-wall carbon nanotubes

We provide a detailed expression of the vibrational potential for the lattice dynamics of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT's) satisfying the requirements of the exact rigid translational as well as rotational symmetries, which is a nontrivial generalization of the valence force model for the planar graphene sheet. With the model, the low-frequency behavior of the dispersion of the acoustic modes as well as the flexure mode can be precisely calculated. Based upon a comprehensive chiral symmetry analysis, the calculated mode frequencies (including all the Raman- and infrared-active modes), velocities of acoustic modes, and the polarization vectors are systematically fitted in terms of the chiral angle and radius, where the restrictions of various symmetry operations of SWCNT's are fulfilled.

异氰酸醋官能化乙丙共聚物的制备及其与尼龙6共混体系的研究

本工作合成了一种含异氰酸酷功能基团的不饱和单体，（3-异氰酸酯基-4-甲基）苯氨基甲酸-2-丙烯配（TAI）。以过氧化二异丙苯（OCP）为引发剂，该单体被用于乙烯丙烯共聚物（EPM）的自由基溶液接枝官能化。纯化后的接枝产物（EPM-g-TAI）的傅立叶变换红外光谱中存在2273cm-l异氰酸酷基团（-NCO），表明异氰酸醋单体已经接枝到乙丙共聚物上。接枝率采用化学滴定和红外光谱的方法确定。与EPM相比，EPM-g-TAl的分子量分布（MMO）变窄。采用旋转流变仪测定了EPM-g-TAl的流变行为。EPM-g-TAl的表观粘度高于EPM且随接枝率的增加而增加。采用接触角测定的表面分析表明，对于给定的的极性测定液体接枝产物的接触角随接枝率的增加而增大；我们同时得到接枝产物的表面自由能（75）以及表面自由能的色散分量（γs）和表面自由能的极性分量（γsρ），这些参数随接枝率提高而增大的趋势使我们可以定量估计接枝反应对改善极性的贡献。本工作研究了（3一异氰酸酯基-4-甲基）苯氨基甲酸-2-丙烯醋（TAl）官能化乙烯丙烯共聚物（EPM-g-TAI）与尼龙6（PA6）的反应共混。傅立叶变换红外光谱表明，由于EPM-g-TAl中的异氰酸醋基（-NCO）与尼龙6中的端胺基（-NH2）之间的化学反应：EPM-g-TAI／PA6谱图中3299cm-1处的阵日伸缩振动峰变窄变高，1640cm-1处阵日变形振动峰和1547cm-1处阵日弯曲振动峰变强。同时研究了共混体系的热性能、流变性能、机械性能和形态特征。OSC结果表明，在相同的共混组成下，EPM-g-TAI／PA6共混体系中尼龙6的结晶烩（△Hc）到氏于EPM／PA6共混体系中的尼龙6，这种差别随着共混物中乙烯丙烯共聚物含量的增加而增大，说明反应共混体系中尼龙6的结晶受到一定的限制；EPM-g-TAI／PA6共混体系的复数粘度和贮能模量高于相应的EPM／PA6共混体系；与相同组成的EPM／PA6相比，EPM-g-TAI／PA6中分散相的粒子尺寸更小，粒子分布更均匀，界面粘合更强；反应共混后的机械性能如拉伸强度、杨氏模量，弯曲强度和模量、缺口及非缺口冲击强度均随着接枝率的提高而增加。

Preparation and performance of cellulose acetate/polyethyleneimine blend microfiltration membranes and their applications

A modified microfiltration membrane has been prepared by blending a matrix polymer with a functional polymer. Cellulose acetate (CA) was blended with polyethyleneimine (PEI), which was then crosslinked by polyisocyanate, in a mixture of solvents. In the membrane, PEI can supply coupling sites for ligands in affinity separation or be used as ligands for metal chelating, removal of endotoxin or ion exchange. The effects of the time of phase inversion induced by water vapor, blended amount of PEI and amount of crosslinking agent on membrane performance were investigated. The prepared blend membranes have specific surface area of 12.04-24.11 m(2)/g and pure water flux (PWF) of 10-50 ml/cm(2) min with porosity of 63-75%. The membranes, made of 0.15 50 wt.% PEI/CA ratio and 0.5 crosslinking agent/PEI ratio, were applied to adsorbing Cu2+ and bovine serum albumin (BSA) individually. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cu2+ ion on the blend membrane is 7.42 mg/g dry membrane. The maximum adsorption capacities of BSA on the membranes with and without chelating Cu2+ ion are 86.6 and 43.8 mg/g dry membrane, respectively. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.