Preparation of core-shell structured polyacrylic modifiers and effects of the core-shell weight ratio on toughening of poly(butylene terephthalate)

Core-shell structured polyacrylic(named CSSP) impact modifiers consisting of a rubbery poly(n-butyl acrylate) core and a rigid poly(methyl methacrylate) shell with a size of about 353 nm were prepared by seed emulsion polymerization. The CSSP modifiers with different core-shell weight ratios(90/10, 85/15, 80/20, 75/25, 70/30, 65/35 and 60/40) were used to modify the toughness of poly(butylene terephthalate)(PBT) by melt blending. It was found that the polymerization had a very high instantaneous conversion(> 95.7%) and overall conversion(99.7%). The morphology of the core-shell structure was confirmed by means of transmission electron microscopy. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the morphology of the fractured surfaces. Differential scanning calorimeter was used to study the crystallization behaviors of PBT/CSSP blends. The dynamic mechanical analyses of PBT/CSSP blends showed two merged transition peaks of PBT matrix, with the presence of CSSP core-shell structured modifier, that were responsible for the improvement of PBT toughness. The results indicated that the notch impact strength of PBT/CSSP blends with a core-shell weight ratio of 75/25 was almost 8.64 times greater than that of pure PBT, and the mechanical properties agreed well with the SEM observation.     

Synthesis and Structure Control of A New Kind of Inelastomer Impact Modifier with Core-shell Structure and Impact Modification to PVC/CPE

Introduction　　 As a structure material,a polymer has two important mechanical properties,i.e.,strength and toughing.Therefore,plastic toughening isalwaysa fundamental study on poly-mer materials.Traditionally,toughnessmodification isto make rubberasan elastomerimpactmodifier dispersed to plastic matrix which is hence toughened[1 ,2 ] .But as the toughness ofplastic is improved,the elastomerimpactmodifieralso reducesthe othermechanical propertiesof the material.Consequently,whether rigid par…     

The influence of arrangement of St in MBS on the properties of PVC/MBS blends

Three series of MBS core-shell impact modifiers were prepared by grafting styrene and methyl methacrylate onto PB or SBR seed latex in emulsion polymerization. All the MBS modifiers were designed to have the same total chemical composition, and MMA/Bd/St equals 30/42/28, which is a prerequisite for producing transparent blends with PVC. Under this composition, there were three different ways of arrangement for styrene in MBS, which led to the different structure of MBS modifier. The concentration of MBS in PVC/MBS blends was kept at a constant value of 20 wt.%. The effects of arrangement of St in MBS on the mechanical and optical properties of PVC/MBS blends were studied. The notched Izod impact test results showed that the MBS with a PB homopolymer core grafted with St had a lowest brittle-ductile transition (BDT) temperature and BDT temperature increased with the amount of St copolymerized with Bd in the core of MBS. The transparency of blends also increased with the amount of St copolymerized with Bd in the core. TEM results showed that the arrangement of St in MBS influenced the deformation behavior. Two deformation modes were observed in the blends: cavitation and shear yielding. When all St was grafted onto the PB rubber, both cavitation and debonding were observed, which relieve the triaxial tension and promote the shear yielding of the PVC matrix. When all St was copolymerized with Bd in MBS, no cavitation could be observed and only the shear yielding of the PVC matrix took place.     

TOUGHENING OF POLYCARBONATE WITH PBA-PMMA CORE-SHELL PARTICLES

The miscibility, mechanical properties, morphology and toughening mechanism of PC/PBA-PMMA blends were investigated. The dynamic mechanical results show that PC/PBA-PMMA blend has good miscibility and strong interfacial adhesion. The Izod impact strength of blend PC/PBA-PMMA with 4% (volume fraction) PBA-PMMA core-shell modifier is 16 times higher than that of pure PC. The core-shell volume fraction and thickness of the PMMA shell have effect on the toughness of PC/PBA-PMMA blends. As PMMA volume fraction increases, the toughness of PC/PBA-PMMA blend increases, and reaches a maximum value at 30% volume fraction of PMMA or so. The tensile properties of PC/PBA-PMMA blend with a minimum amount of PBA-PMMA modifier show that brittle-tough transition has no significant variance in comparison with that of pure PC. The scanning electron microscopic (SEM) observation indicates that the toughening mechanism of the blend with the pseudo-ductile matrix modified by small core-shell latex polymer particles is the synergetic effect of cavitation and shear yielding of the matrix.     

Development and characterization of reactive extruded PVC/polyacrylate blends

This paper describes a method to obtain polymer blends by the absorption of a liquid solution of monomer, initiator, and a crosslinking agent in suspension type porous poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) particles, forming a dry blend. These PVC/monomer dry blends are reactively polymerized in a twin‐screw extruder to obtain the in situ polymerization in a melt state of various blends: PVC/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PVC/PMMA), PVC/poly(vinyl acetate) (PVC/PVAc), PVC/poly(butyl acrylate) (PVC/PBA) and PVC/poly(ethylhexyl acrylate) (PVC/PEHA). Physical PVC/PMMA blends were produced, and the properties of those blends are compared to reactive blends of similar compositions. Owing to the high polymerization temperature (180°C), the polymers formed in this reactive polymerization process have low molecular weight. These short polymer chains plasticize the PVC phase reducing the melt viscosity, glass transition and the static modulus. Reactive blends of PVC/PMMA and PVC/PVAc are more compatible than the reactive PVC/PBA and PVC/PEHA blends. Reactive PVC/PMMA and PVC/PVAc blends are transparent, form single phase morphology, have single glass transition temperature (T_g), and show mechanical properties that are not inferior than that of neat PVC. Reactive PVC/PBA and PVC/PEHA blends are incompatible and two discrete phases are observed in each blend. However, those blends exhibit single glass transition owing to low content of the dispersed phase particles, which is probably too low to be detected by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) as a separate T_g value. The reactive PVC/PEHA show exceptional high elongation at break (～90%) owing to energy absorption optimized at this dispersed particle size (0.2–0.8 µm). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Influence of elastomeric core–shell impact modifiers on mechanical properties of cellulose diacetate resin

Cellulose diacetate (CDA) plasticized with triacetine was blended by melting extrusion with two different kind of elastomeric core–shell impact modifiers: methyl methacrylate (MMA, shell) grafted onto styrene–butadiene–rubber (SBR, core) (MSBR) and MMA (shell) grafted onto butyl acrylate rubber (BAR, core) (MBAR). The different CDA/MSBR and CDA/MBAR blends were characterized by mechanical properties and morphological observation with various impact modifier contents. The highest impact strength was observed in the case of the blend with 5 wt% of MSBR and 3 wt% of MBAR, respectively. The tensile strength and Young’s modulus of CDA blends were decreased with increasing both MSBR and MBAR. According to SEM observation, MBAR was dispersed more effectively in CDA matrix than that of MSBR, thus indicating improved impact strength.     

Morphology and fracture behavior of toughening‐modified poly(vinyl chloride)/organophilic montmorillonite composites

Toughening‐modified poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/organophilic montmorillonite (OMMT) composites with an impact‐modifier resin (Blendex 338) were prepared by melt intercalation, and their microstructures were investigated with wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The mechanical properties of the PVC composites were examined in terms of the content of Blendex and OMMT, and the fracture toughness was analyzed with a modified essential work of fracture model. Intercalated structures were found in the PVC/OMMT composites with or without Blendex. Either Blendex or OMMT could improve the elongation at break and notched impact strength of PVC at proper contents. With the addition of 30 phr or more of Blendex, supertough behavior was observed for PVC/Blendex blends, and their notched impact strength was increased more than 3319% compared with that of pristine PVC. Furthermore, the addition of OMMT greatly improved both the toughness and strength of PVC/Blendex blends, and the toughening effect of OMMT on PVC/Blendex blends was much larger than that on pristine PVC. Blendex and OMMT synergistically improved the mechanical properties of PVC. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 286–295, 2004     

含环氧基的丙烯酸酯弹性体的合成及其对聚氯乙烯改性研究

以丙烯酸丁酯（ＢＡ），甲基丙烯酸甲酯（ＭＭＡ）和甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯（ＧＭＡ）为原料，通过分段乳液聚合，合成了一系列具有不同组成结构的三元共聚物—Ｐ（Ｂ—Ｍ—Ｇ）弹性体，并对此弹性体改性的ＰＶＣ的抗冲击性能进行了系统研究．结果表明：改性剂组成结构的变化对改性体系的冲击性能有较大影响，改性ＰＶＣ的冲击性能最高可达７９ｋＪ／ｍ２．动态力学及ＳＥＭ实验表明，ＰＶＣ与改性体系系部分相容的共混体系，其断裂行为是明显的韧性断裂特征．本文还对改性体系的力学性能进行了研究．     

PBT/POE-g-MAH/PP共混体系的相态结构与性能

采用马来酸酐接枝乙烯-辛烯共聚物弹性体(POE-g-MAH)与聚丙烯(PP)在双螺杆挤出机上进行熔融共混,制备了3种新型增韧改性剂.研究了增韧改性剂的种类及其用量对共混物的力学性能、相形态结构、熔融与结晶行为的影响.力学性能测试表明,POE-g-MAH与适量PP并用具有显著的协同增韧作用,当POE-g-MAH与PP的配比为70/30时,所得增韧改性剂(POEg2)具有最佳的增韧效果.当POEg2含量达到15%时,共混物的缺口冲击强度(Is)从纯PBT的7.5 kJ/m2提高到51.2 kJ/m2,与15%的纯POE-g-MAH弹性体增韧PBT具有相近的缺口冲击强度值.同时,共混物的拉伸强度(σb)损失最小.采用AFM和SEM观察发现,新型增韧改性剂作为分散相具有软壳-硬核结构.DSC测试表明,随增韧改性剂中PP含量增加到一定值时,壳-核结构中软壳层出现不完整现象,导致界面作用力减小,共混物的Is和σb都出现明显下降.     

Toughening of polyvinylchloride by core-shell rubber particles: Influence of the internal structure of core-shell particles

The work focused on the influence of the internal structure of MBS core-shell impact modifiers on the properties of PVC/MBS blends. MBS was synthesized by grafting styrene and methyl methacrylate onto PB seed latex by emulsion polymerization. Different monomer feeding manners and initiators were employed to control the internal structure of core-shell particles. The investigation of the morphology of MBS showed that when styrene monomer was fed in a semicontinuous feeding manner and redox initiator was used, core-shell particles with rarely sub-inclusions could be obtained. When preswollen manner of styrene monomer and redox initiator were employed, there were a large number of small sub-inclusions in the core of MBS. When AIBN was used as initiator, large sub-inclusions could be found in the core of MBS. The results of the Izod impact tests showed that PVC/MBS blend with MBS prepared by preswollen manner had the lowest brittle-ductile transition temperature. And TEM showed that the different internal structures of core-shell particles could lead to different deformation mechanisms. While the results of transparency tests showed that the presence of the sub-inclusions in the MBS impaired the transparency of the blends.     

聚丁二酸丁二酯/纳米高岭土共混体系结晶及力学性能研究

用熔融共混法制备聚丁二酸丁二酯(PBS)/纳米高岭土(nano kaolin)复合降解材料,利用FTIR、DSC、万能拉力机和SEM对其微观结构、结晶、力学性能及分散性进行研究.FTIR光谱分析结果表明,改性剂与nano kaolin发生了化学键合作用;DSC结果表明,在PBS中加入nano kaolin,提高了结晶起...     

Maleic Anhydride Polyethylene Octene Elastomer Toughened Polyamide 6/Polypropylene Nanocomposites: Mechanical and Morphological Properties

A series of polyamide 6/polypropylene (PA6/PP) blends and nanocomposites containing 4 wt% of organophilic modified montmorillonite (MMT) were designed and prepared by melt compounding followed by injection molding. Maleic anhydride polyethylene octene elastomer (POEgMAH) was used as impact modifier as well as compatibilizer in the blend system. Three weight ratios of PA6/PP blends were prepared i.e. 80:20, 70:30, and 60:40. The mechanical properties of PA6/PP blends and nanocomposite were studied through flexural and impact properties. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the microstructure. The incorporation of 10 wt% POEgMAH into PA6/PP blends significantly increased the toughness with a corresponding reduction in strength and stiffness. However, on further addition of 4 wt% organoclay, the strength and modulus increased but with a sacrifice in impact strength. It was also found that the mechanical properties are a function of blend ratio with 70:30 PA6/PP having the highest impact strength, both for blends and nanocomposites. The morphological study revealed that within the blend ratio studied, the higher the PA6 content, the finer were the POEgMAH particles.     

固相法氯化聚乙烯对PVC／LLDPE共混体系性能和形态的影响

采用固相法氯化聚乙烯（ＣＰＥ）对聚氯乙烯／线型低密度聚乙烯（ＰＶＣ／ＬＬＤＰＥ）共混体系进行增容改性。扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、动态力学分析和力学性能测试结果表明，ＣＰＥ对ＰＶＣ／ＬＬＤＰＥ共混体系具有很好的增容作用。     

增容剂对“壳－核”型共聚物增韧尼龙6的亚微形态与性能的影响

增容剂对“壳－核”型共聚物增韧尼龙６的亚微形态与性能的影响汪晓东，金东吉，金日光（北京化工大学６１信箱北京１０００２９）关键词尼龙６，“壳－核”型共聚物，增容剂，增韧，亚微相态采用乳液“壳一核”型共聚物增韧各种工程塑料近年来引起广泛的关注ｌ‘，’１．...     

增容剂对“壳－核”型共聚物增韧尼龙6的亚微形态与性能的影响

增容剂对“壳－核”型共聚物增韧尼龙６的亚微形态与性能的影响汪晓东，金东吉，金日光（北京化工大学６１信箱北京１０００２９）关键词尼龙６，“壳－核”型共聚物，增容剂，增韧，亚微相态采用乳液“壳一核”型共聚物增韧各种工程塑料近年来引起广泛的关注ｌ‘，’１．...     

热致液晶PEI与PES—C共混物的研究

通过熔融共混,制备不同配比（２．５／９７．５－７５／２５）的ＰＥＩ／ＰＥＳ－Ｃ共混物,使用ＷＡＸＤ、ＤＳＣ、锥板流变仪、力学性能测试、ＳＥＭ等方法对共混物进行了研究。共混后强度、模量均有提高,在高剪切速率下,共混物的粘度有所降低。扫描电镜照片显示,共混物具有“皮芯”结构。     

Preparation and characterization of thermoplastic elastomer of poly(vinyl chloride) and chlorinated waste rubber

In order to develop applications for the abundant waste rubber powder, chlorinated waste rubber (Cl-WR) was prepared by a water based chlorination method using chlorine as chlorinating agent. In this paper, Cl-WR was used as an elastic filler and blended with poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) matrix to develop a new thermoplastic elastomer PVC/Cl-WR. The mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, swelling resistance, morphology and thermal properties of PVC/Cl-WR were characterized and compared with those of PVC/waste rubber powder (PVC/WR) blends. The results indicated that the mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, swelling resistance and thermal properties of the PVC/Cl-WR blends showed noticeable improvements over PVC/WR blends due to the improved polarity of Cl-WR. Also, the excellent miscibility and compatibility of Cl-WR with PVC was demonstrated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the resulting blends.     

Morphology and properties of isotactic polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) in situ microfibrillar reinforced blends: Influence of viscosity ratio

In situ microfibrillar reinforced blends based on blends of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) were successfully prepared by a “slit extrusion-hot stretching-quenching” process. Four types of iPP with different apparent viscosity were utilized to investigate the effect of viscosity ratio on the morphology and mechanical properties of PET/iPP microfibrillar blend. The morphological observation shows that the viscosity ratio is closely associated to the size of dispersed phase droplets in the original blends, and accordingly greatly affects the microfibrillation of PET. Lower viscosity ratio is favorable to formation of smaller and more uniform dispersed phase particles, thus leading to finer microfibrils with narrower diameter distribution. Addition of a compatibilizer, poly propylene-grafted-glycidyl methacrylate (PP-g-GMA), can increase the viscosity ratio and decrease the interfacial tension between PET and iPP, which tends to decrease the size of PET phase in the unstretched blends. After stretched, the aspect ratio of PET microfibrils in the compatibilized blends is considerably reduced compared to the uncompatibilized ones. The lower viscosity ratio brought out higher mechanical properties of the microfibrillar blends. Compared to the uncompatibilized microfibrillar blends, the tensile, flexural strength and impact toughness of the compatibilized ones are all improved.     

聚合物共混物脆韧转变性能研究 Ⅳ橡胶粒子的分布对PVC/NBR共混物脆韧转变的影响

根据作者已建立的准网络形态模型和推导出的基体层厚度计算公式，从实验上研究了橡胶粒子的分布对聚氯乙烯（ＰＶＣ）／丁氰橡胶（ＮＢＲ）共混物脆韧转变的影响．结果表明，不仅无规形态ＰＶＣ／ＮＢＲ共混物存在脆韧转变主曲线，而且准网络形态ＰＶＣ／ＮＢＲ共混物也存在脆韧转变主曲线．但是两条主曲线明显不重合，表明橡胶粒子的分布对ＰＶＣ／ＮＢＲ共混物脆韧转变有显著影响．而且准网络形态ＰＶＣ／ＮＢＲ共混物的临界基体层厚度比无规形态ＰＶＣ／ＮＢＲ共混物的临界基体层厚度大得多，表明准网络形态比无规形态明显有利于增韧．因此临界基体层厚度不仅是基体的特征参数，还是界面粘结和橡胶粒子分布的函数．     

Processing,properties and morphology of polypropylene-epdm blends

Blends of polypropylene and an elastomer (ethylene propylene diene terpolymer, EPDM) are systematically investigated to determine the effect of the rubber on the polymer properties. Five compositions on the complete range of blend compositions are analyzed. The study reported here is a first of a series which main objective is to analyze in a systematic way the influence of the different factors that determine the effectiveness of EPDM as an impact modifier for PP. In this first part of the study, the processing behavior of the PP-EPDM blends are analyzed and the mechanical properties of the processed blends (tensile, flexural and impact resistance) are examined. Halpin-Tsai and porosity models successfully represent the mechanical behavior of the blends. The model results allow a physical interpretation of the role of the dispersed phase in terms of the aspect ratio and of the stress concentration factors associated to the dispersed particles. Moreover, the mechanical properties are correlated with the morphology of the blends studied by scanning electron microscopy, where two phases are clearly observed in the complete range of compositions. The results show that PP-EPDM blends with at low rubber content present a good processability, without significant deterioration with respect to neat PP and with a considerable improvement of the room and low temperature performance.