Morphology, thermal behavior, and mechanical properties of PA1010/PP and PA1010/PP-g-GMA blends

The modification of polypropylene (PP) was accomplished by melt grafting glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) on its molecular chains. The resulting PP-g-GMA was used to prepare binary blends of polyamide 1010 (PA1010) and PP-g-GMA. Different blend morphologies were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) according to the nature and content of PA1010 used. Comparing the PA1010/PP-g-GMA and PA1010/PP binary blends, the size of the domains of PP-g-GMA were much smaller than that of PP at the same compositions. It was found that mechanical properties of PA1010/PP-g-GMA blends were obviously better than that of PA1010/PP blends, and the mechanical properties were significantly influenced by wetting conditions for uncompatibilized and compatibilized blends. A different dependence of the flexural modulus on water was found for PA1010/PP and PA1010/PP-g-GMA. These behaviors could be attributed to the chemical interactions between the two components and good dispersion in PA1010/PP-g-GMA blends. Thermal and rheological analyses were performed to confirm the possible chemical reactions taking place during the blending process. (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Isothermal crystallization of PP-g-GMA copolymer

The overall isothermal crystallization kinetics for neat polypropylene and grafted polypropylene systems were investigated. The rate constants were corrected assuming the heterogeneous nucleation and three dimensional growth of polypropylene spherulites. A semiempirical equation for the radial growth rate of polypropylene spherulites was developed as a function of temperature, and was used to determine the number of effective nuclei of different temperatures. The number of nuclei in grafted samples was estimated to be 10(2)-10(3) times larger than that of neat polypropylene. (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Interaction characterization of PA1010/PP blends using PP-g-AA as compatibilizer

The morphology of polyamidelOlO/polypropylene blends was found to significantly depend upon the concentration of the compatibilizer[polypropylene-grafted-acrylic acid (PP-g-AA)]. A significant reduction in phase size was observed because of the interaction that existed between the PP-g-AA and polyamide. These interactions have been confirmed by several methods. The tensile mechanical properties and impact behavior of the prepared blends were investigated and correlated with scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis of the fracture surfaces. It was found that PP-g-AA as the compatibilizer has a profound effect upon the properties of the blends. This behavior is attributed to a series of chemical and physico-chemical interactions taking place between the two components.

The chemistry of alpha-oxo ketene cyclic dithioacetal .36. Studies on silica G catalyzed decomposition of adducts of beta,beta-1,3-propylenedithio-alpha,beta-unsaturated arylketones with grignard reagents

beta, beta-1, 3-Piopylenedithio-alpha, beta-unsaturated arylketones 2 via chemoselective 1,2-addition with allyl or benzyl Grignard reagents afforded the corresponding carbinols 3 and 4. Catalysed by silica gel, the carbinols 3 and 4 were converted to the beta,gamma-unsaturated arylketones 5, 6. The mechanism and reaction condition were discussed.

Studies on the two class glass transition and the typical VTF behaviour of an amorphous comb polymer electrolyte

A comb polymer (CP350) with oligo-oxyethylene side chains of the type -(CH2CH2O)(7)CH3 was prepared from methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether. The polymer can dissolve LiNO3 salt to form homogeneous amorphous polymer electrolyte. This electrolyte system was first found to have two class glass transitions, and the two T(g)s were observed to increase with increasing salt content. The ionic conduction was measured by using the complex impedance method, and conductivities were investigated as functions of temperature and salt concentration. At 25 degrees C, the ionic conductivity maximum of this system can get to 3.72 X 10(-5) S/cm at the [Li]/ [EO] ratio of 0.057. The appearance of the conductivity maximum has been interpreted as being due to the effect of T-g and the so called physical crosslinks. The temperature dependence of the ionic conductivity displaying non-Arrhenius behaviour can be analyzed using the Vogel-Tammann-Fulcher equation and interpreted on the basis of the configurational entropy model.

A study of cokes used as anodic materials in lithium ion rechargeable batteries

A variety of cokes pretreated at different temperatures are used as anodic materials and their electrochemical characteristics are examined by cyclic voltammetry. It is found that for some cokes such as petroleum coke (preheated at 1300 degrees C), pitch coke (1300 degrees C), needle coke (1900 degrees C), metallurgical coke (1900 degrees C), high capacity and cyclic efficiency are achieved. Needle coke (1900 degrees C) and metallurgical coke (1900 degrees C) in particular give a capacity of over 200 mAh/g and a cyclic efficiency of nearly 100%, whereas poor performance is exhibited by those pretreated at higher or lower temperatures, e.g., petroleum cokes (500 degrees C, 2800 degrees C), pitch coke (500 degrees C) and needle coke (2800 degrees C). The cyclic voltammograms show two electrochemical processes, one at about 0.1 V vs. Li+/Li which is electrochemically reversible, and may be attributed to the intercalation/deintercalation of lithium ions while the other, at about 0.6 V vs. Li+/Li, is electrochemically irreversible and may be assigned to the decomposition of the electrolyte solvent, which leads to formation of the passive film on the anode surface. The experimental results strongly suggest that the pretreatment temperature of cokes and of the solvent are determining factors for the growth, structure and properties of the passive film.

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.

PP－g－AA的制备和表征

用熔融接枝方法制备了聚丙烯－ｇ－丙烯酸（ＰＰ－ｇ－ＡＡ）。用光电子能谱，广角Ｘ射线衍射，红外光谱和化学滴定方法对接枝物进行了定性和定量表征。讨论了单体和引发剂浓度对接枝率的影响，确定了用红外光谱法测定接枝物含量的经验公式

PP－g－PMMA在PP／PVDF共混体系中的应用

利用聚丙烯等离子体接枝甲基丙烯酸甲酯共聚物（ＰＰ－ｇ－ＰＭＭＡ）作增容剂，研究了其在聚丙烯／聚偏氟乙烯（ＰＶＤＦ）共混体系中的作用。增容是通过ＰＭＭＡ与ＰＶＤＦ的偶极－偶极相互作用实现的。接枝共聚物使共混体系的抗张强度和模量均有提高，由不同等离子体处理时间所得的ＰＰ－ｇ－ＰＭＭＡ，接枝率在７．７％～３００％具有最好的增容效果；而由不同后聚合时间所得的共聚物，接枝率在３０％～８０％具有最好的增容效果。

EP－g－GMA热学行为表征

本文用ＤＳＣ研究了乙丙共聚物接枝甲基丙烯酸环氧丙酯（ＥＰ－ｇ－ＧＭＡ）的热学性质。与空白乙丙共聚物相比，接枝共聚物中丙烯序列的结晶温度升高了８～１２℃，熔融热焓增加了４～６Ｊ／ｇ。乙烯序列的结晶温度却稍有下降，其相应熔点及熔融热熔都有相应下降。等温与非等温结晶动力学表明接枝样品中丙烯序列的结晶速率高于相应的未接枝样品，ＥＰ－ｇ－ＧＭＡ的Ａｖｒａｍｉ指数及Ｚｉａｂｉｃｋｉ指数均高于空白ＥＰ，接枝到乙丙共聚物乙烯序列上的甲基丙烯酸环氧雨酯（ＧＭＡ）可能成为丙烯序列结晶的成核剂，加速了丙烯的成核速度和晶体增长速度。

PA6/SBS-g-MAH共混物的形态与力学性能

利用扫描电子显微镜、偏光显微镜对尼龙6/马来酸酐接枝SBS共混物的形态结构进行了研究,对其力学性能、吸水率进行了测试和表征。结果表明,用马来酸酐接枝的SBS与尼龙6有较好的相容性,其室温和低温下的缺口冲击强度比纯尼龙6有大幅度提高,吸水率有所降低。

SYNTHESIS OF CROSS-LINKED 2ND-ORDER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL POLYMERS WITH HIGH T-G

Synthesis and characterization of a diamino dihydroxyl azo compound were reported, The crosslinking reaction process of the diamino dihydroxyl azo compound with the biuret of hexamethylene diisocyanate was studied by FTIR, The glass transition temperatures of crosslinked polymers were measured by DSC, The orientation and oriented stability of crosslinked and poled polymers were studied by UV-Vis spectra.

GLASS-TRANSITION AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)-G-POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) GRAFT-COPOLYMERS

The glass transition behaviour, microphase separation morphology and crystallization of poly(vinyl alcohol)-g-poly(methyl methacrylate) graft copolymers (PVA-g-PMMA) were studied. A lamellar microphase separation morphology was formed, even for a copolyme

STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MALEATED HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

Possible changes in the structure and properties of maleated polyethylene (HDPE-MA) at different degrees of grafting (D.G.) were examined. At the level of 1.6 maleic anhydride (MA)/100 ethylene units E, 70-80% of crystallinity of the parent PE was retaine

NMR研究LLDPE-g-PS对SBS/LLDPE的增容作用

最近,关于用接枝或嵌段共聚物作为增容剂来提高不相容聚合物共混体系相容性的研究越来越受到人们的重视因为这是开发新型高性能聚合物材料最简单最有效的方法之一.通常,适当选择接枝或嵌段共聚物,其链段可能同相应相区的链段相同,或者同某一相相容,因而可起到界面剂的作用:减小不相容组分的界