Flow behavior of LDPE and its blends with LLDPE I and II: A comparative study

Studies on melt rheological properties of blends of low density polyethylene (LDPE) with selected grades of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), which differ widely in their melt flow indices, are reported, The data obtained in a capillary rheometer are presented to describe the effects of blend composition and shear rate on flow behavior index, melt viscosity, and melt elasticity. In general, blending of LLDPE I that has a low melt flow index (2 g/10 min) with LDPE results in a decrease of its melt viscosity, processing temperature, and the tendency of extrudate distortion, depending on blending ratio. A blending ratio around 20-30% LLDPE I seems optimum from the point of view of desirable improvement in processability behavior. On the other hand, blending of LLDPE II that has a high melt flow index (10 g/10 min) with LDPE offers a distinct advantage in increasing the pseudoplasticity of LDPE/LLDPE II blends.

Studies on LDPE-cyanoethylated lignocellulosics blends using epoxy functionalized LDPE as compatibilizer

Rubberwood flour and cellulose have been plasticized by cyanoethylation and then blended with low-density polyethylene (LDPE). A small quantity of epoxy functionalized polyethylene i.e., polyethylene-co-glycidyl methacrylate (PEGMA) has been added to further enhance the mechanical properties. The mechanical properties were measured according to the standard ASTM methods. SEM analysis was performed for both fractured and unfractured blend specimens. The mechanical properties were improved by the addition of PEGMA compatibilizer. LDPE blends with cyanoethylated wood flour (CYWF) showed higher tensile strength and modulus than cyanoethylated cellulose CYC-LDPE blends. However CYC-LDPE blends exhibited higher relative elongation at break values as compared with the former. The TGA analysis showed lowering of thermal stability as the filler content is increased and degradation temperature of LDPE is shifted slightly to lower temperature. DSC analysis showed loss of crystallinity for the LDPE phase as the filler content is increased for both types of blends. Dielectric properties of the blends were similar to LDPE, but were lowered on adding PEGMA. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Continuous distribution kinetics for the thermal degradation of LDPE in solution

Polymer degradation in solution has several advantages over melt pyrolysis, The degradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) occurs at much lower temperatures in solution (280-360degreesC) than in conventional melt pyrolysis (400-450degreesC). The thermal degradation kinetics of LDPE in solution was investigated in this work. LDPE was dissolved in liquid paraffin and degraded for 3 h at various temperatures (280-360degreesC). Samples were taken at specific times and analyzed with high-pressure liquid chromatography/gel permeation chromatography for the molecular weight distribution (MWD), The time evolution of the MWD was modeled with continuous distribution kinetics. Data indicated that LDPE followed random-chain-scission degradation. The rapid initial drop in molecular weight, observed up to 45 min, was attributed to the presence of weak links in the polymer. The rate coefficients for the breakage of weak and strong links were determined, and the corresponding average activation energies were calculated to be 88 and 24 kJ/mol, respectively. (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Inc.

Mechanical properties of Nylon-6/LDPE blends containing an epoxy resin compatibilizer

Binary and ternary blends of nylon-6/low density polyethylene (nylon-6/LDPE) and Nylon-6/LDPE/poly(ethylene-co-glycidyl methacrylate) were prepared by melt mixing. The blends exhibit two phase morphology with LDPE dispersed in the form of spherical domains in the nylon-6 matrix. The mechanical properties of the blends were measured by standard methods. It is shown that the use of the epoxy copolymer as a compatibilizer improves the impact strength of the blend as compared to nylon-6, which is attributed to better stress transfer across the interface due to the compatibilizer. The data for each mechanical property were also fitted into a best fit model equation and the method of steepest ascent was applied to arrive at the optimum composition of the blend for that property.

Electrical Treeing and the Associated PD Characteristics in LDPE Nanocomposites

Treeing in low density polyethylene (LDPE) filled with alumina nanocomposite as well as unfilled LDPE samples stressed with 50 Hz ac voltage has been studied. The tree inception voltage was monitored for various samples with different nano-filler loadings and it is seen that there is an increase in tree inception voltage with filler loading in LDPE. Treeing pattern and tree growth duration for unfilled and nano-filled LDPE samples have also been studied. Different tree growth patterns as well as a slower tree growth with increase in filler loading in LDPE nanocomposites were observed. The observed slow propagation of tree growth with filler loading is attributed to the changes in the polymer crystalline morphology induced by the presence of nano-particles and the greater ability of the nanoparticles to resist discharge growth. SEM studies carried out to determine the morphology of unfilled and nano-filled LDPE showed an increase in lamellae packing in LDPE nanocomposites and this increased lamellar density leads to a reduction in the tree propagation rate. Partial discharge activities were also monitored during the electrical tree growth in both the unfilled and the nano-filled LDPE samples and were found to be significantly different. PD magnitude and the number of PD pulses per cycle were found to be lower with electrical tree growth duration in LDPE nanocomposites as compared to unfilled LDPE. The same trend was seen with increased filler loading also.

PP／EPO和LDPE／EPO共混体系的相容性、结晶结构、结晶动力学的研究

用WAXD、TBA、DSC等方法对PP／EPO共混体系的结晶结构和相容性进行了研究。WAXD方法测定表明PP／EPO共混体系的结晶度随EPO组份含量的增加而降低，晶胞参数值与组份比无关，使用Hosemann次晶模型法计算了此体系的第二类晶格畸变和应力畸变，表明衍射峰的宽化主要是由第二类晶格畸变引起的。根据DSC和TBA实验得出在所有组成PP／EPO共混体系是不相容的，但在非晶区可能部分相容。采用WAXD、DDV、DSC等方法对LDPE／EPO共混体系的结晶结构和相容性进行了研究，用Ruland方法计算的结晶度值随EPO组份含量的增加而降低，晶胞参数值与组份比无关。使用方差——范围函数方法计算了LDPE／EPO共混体系的（110）和（200）晶面的微晶大小（L_(hkL))和晶格畸变参数（g_t）。L_(hkL)和g_t值随EPO组份的增加而下降。从DDV－II粘弹谱仪测得的共混体系的谱图可看出，在β松驰附近，EPO的β转变随LDPE的加入量增加向低温方向移动，这是由于渗透到EPO非晶中的LDPE非晶部分影响了EPO链段运动所致。从LDPE／EPO共混体系的DSC图谱可知，只存在一个熔融峰，这说明很可能LDPE与EPO形成了共晶，从共混物的Tm、Tc可知，随EPO组份增加，熔点下降，结晶温度下降，纯EPO显示出高于LDPE及共混物的Tm.WAXD法证明，这是由于EPO中PE长序列贡献的结果。为了进一步证实EPO中少量结晶相与LDPE中晶相形成了共晶，我们做了萃取实验，结果表明了共晶的存在。由于各种聚乙烯的非晶相间是任意混容的，大部分为非晶部分的EPO中少量结晶相又与LDPE的结晶相形成了共晶，因盯LDPE／EPO是相容的共混体系。用DSC方法研究了LDPE／EPO共混体系的结晶动力学，对LDPE／EPO共混体系的等温结晶动力学研究表明，共混物是三维生长的异相成核。共混体系的平衡熔点随EPO含量的增加而降低，采用Lauritzen提出的Z判断方法，得出共混体系在各个结晶温度下的结晶过程都是以方式（II）进行的。采用Avrami方程和Ozawa方程的新的处理非等温结晶动力学的方程，研究了LDPE／EPO共混体系的非等温结晶动力学，得到了描述非等温结晶过程的一些基本参数。

LDPE/EPM/炭黑导电复合材料的研究

制备了低密度聚乙烯 (LDPE) /二元乙丙橡胶 (EPM) /炭黑导电复合材料。用带功能基团的表面改性剂对炭黑进行表面处理 ,在炭黑低填充量下即获得了导电率高、综合性能优良的导电复合材料。研究了基体树脂的结构、工艺方法、炭黑的预处理、复合材料的后处理 (退火 )等对LDPE/EPM/炭黑导电复合材料导电性能的影响。

LDPE/carbon black conductive composites: Influence of radiation crosslinking on PTC and NTC properties

The electrical resistivity of low-density polyethylene/carbon black composites irradiated by Co-60 gamma-rays was investigated as a function of temperature. The experimental results obtained by scanning electron microscopy, solvent extraction techniques, and pressure-specific volume-temperature analysis techniques showed that the positive temperature coefficient (PTC) and negative temperature coefficient (NTC) effects of the composites were influenced by the irradiation dose, network forming (gel), and soluble fractions (Sol). The NTC effect was effectively eliminated when the radiation dose reached 400 kGy. The results showed that the elimination of the NTC effect was related to the difference in the thermal expansion of the gel and Sol regions. The thermal expansion of the sol played an important role in both increasing the PTC intensity and decreasing the NTC intensity at 400 kGy.

辐射效应对LDPE/CB复合物电性能的影响

研究了γ射线辐照交联后的低密度聚乙烯 (LDPE) /碳黑 (CB)复合物在不同温度下的导电性能。应用扫描电子显微镜研究了不同剂量对复合体系正温度系数 (PTC)效应以及负温度系数(NTC)效应的影响。结果表明 ,辐射剂量对PTC和NTC效应的影响很大。在 4 0 0kGy时 ,NTC效应基本消除 ,当辐射剂量继续增加时 ,NTC效应又重新出现。

Deformation process and mechanism of HDPE/LDPE blends

Blends of HDPE in more LDPE, with appropriate heat treatment, produce a dispersion of separate entities of HDPE in a matrix of LDPE. The system offered an especially favourable means of studying the deformation of melt-crystallized lamellae. It has been found that sheaf-like spherulites are transformed under tensile deformation into hourglass shapes i.e. a double cone aligned along the drawing direction with origin in the center of the object. This is a consequence of different modes of deformation according to the relation of an individual lamella to the tensile axis. The work shows that the lamellae have not undergone melting and recrystallization in the deformation process at room temperature.

HDPE/LDPE共混物形变过程中的结构变化及机理

聚合物熔体结晶由于链缠结等因素的影响，其形态结构非常复杂，这给研究结晶聚合物的微观结构，特别是聚合物在拉伸过程中的形态变化带来很大困难．本文将高密度聚乙烯（ＨＤＰＥ）和低密度聚乙烯（ＬＤＰＥ）两种不相容的组分进行共混，使少量ＨＤＰＥ分散在ＬＤＰＥ中，…

LLDPE及VLDPE对LDPE\HDPE共混物拉伸性能的影响

研究了线性低密度聚乙烯（ＬＬＤＰＥ）和极低密度聚乙烯（ＶＬＤＰＥ）对高密度聚乙烯（ＨＤＰＥ）＼低密度聚乙烯（ＬＤＰＥ）共混物拉伸性能的影响。由于ＬＬＤＰＥ或ＶＬＤＰＥ的加入，改善了ＨＤＰＥ与ＬＤＰＥ间的相互作用，提高了ＨＤＰＥ＼ＬＤＰＥ共混物的拉伸性能。

PPA在LLDPE/LDPE农膜加工中的应用

本工作以LLDPE／LDPE为基料，添加氟弹性体加工改性剂DynamarPPA，采用LDPE挤出机加工农膜。结果表明，挤出机加工LLDPE的能力大幅度地提高，使共混物中LLDPE含量从原来的40％增加到80％，薄膜的物理机械性质亦有明显改善，而主机电流和挤出量未见变化。在添加无滴剂母料条件下，可加工LLDPE总含量达95％的无滴膜，且该膜的力学性质和光学性质均住。

辐射增强 PP/LDPE 共混体系力学性能的研究

研究了在多官能团单体—三烯丙基异腈脲酸酯存在下，ＰＰ／ＬＤＰＥ共混物的辐射效应，并用ＳＥＭ、ＤＳＣ和动态力学性能对其形态结构和相容性进行了表征。结果表明：通过添加三烯丙基异腈脲酸酯，用辐射可以强化ＰＰ／ＬＤＰＥ共混物的相间结合力，改善共混物的相容性，从而提高共混物的力学性能。

PP/LDPE共混体系的辐射效应

研究了在多官能团单体—三烯丙基异氰脲酸酯存在下ＰＰ／ＬＤＰＥ共混体系接受γ－辐射的效果。用溶解度参数和ＴＥＭ技术评估了共混体系的相容性与多官能团单体在共混体系中的分布，并用ＳＥＭ、ＤＳＣ、动态力学等方法对共混体系相容性进行了表征。结果表明，ＰＰ／ＬＤＰＥ是不相容的共混体系，三烯丙基异氰脲酸酯主要分布在共混体系的相界面区域，辐照强化了共混体系的相间结合，增加了界面厚度，改善了共混体系的相容性。