超支化聚乙烯亚胺接枝二氧化硅的制备及在聚丙烯改性中的应用

首先利用3-缩水甘油氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(简称GPS)作为偶联剂,对纳米SiO2进行表面改性,获得表面含有环氧基的SiO2纳米粒子(SiO2-GPS).利用这些环氧基与超支化聚乙烯亚胺(HPEI)分子中的氨基进行反应,得到SiO2接枝超支化聚乙烯亚胺的纳米粒子(SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI).然后利用SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI与聚丙烯(PP)和PP接枝的马来酸酐(PP-g-MAH)共混、模压,制备PP/SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI/PP-g-MAH复合材料.红外光谱测试和热失重分析(TGA)测试结果表明,SiO2纳米粒子表面依次接枝了GPS和HPEI;扫描电子显微镜(SEM)的测试结果显示,SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI在聚丙烯基体中分散良好,其材料的冲击断裂为韧性断裂;复合材料共混时,扭矩的增加证明了共混物中分散相(SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI)与基体(PP/PP-g-MAH)界面之间存在一定的相互作用.少量SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI加入PP/PP-g-MAH中,冲击强度可增加96.3%,拉伸强度也有较大的提高.     

聚丙烯/凹凸棒石纳米复合材料的制备与性能研究

以聚丙烯(PP)为聚合物基体,天然凹凸棒石(ATP)为无机组分,经过氧化聚乙烯对ATP表面进行包覆处理,用熔融共混的方法制备了PP/ATP纳米复合材料.扫描电镜结果显示,经本方法处理后的ATP在PP基体中分散较为均匀.ATP棒晶簇直径最佳分散尺寸能达到20~40 nm,比未处理ATP在基体中的棒晶簇直径小10 nm以上;XRD测试表明,未处理ATP和处理后的ATP均有使PP晶粒细化的作用,同时不改变PP的α晶型;DSC结果显示,ATP的加入提高了PP的结晶温度和结晶度,说明ATP有一定的成核作用.通过对复合材料的力学性能测试发现,经过处理的ATP制备的复合材料力学性能优于未处理ATP复合材料对PP力学性能的改善.其中ATP与氧化聚乙烯固含量的质量比为2∶1,ATP含量为3 wt%时复合材料力学性能达到最好.缺口冲击强度比纯PP最高提高了83%,提高幅度显著;经过处理的ATP制备的复合材料拉伸强度提高了6%~11%;弯曲强度提高了33%~45%;弯曲模量提高了90%~106%.     

累托石/聚丙烯插层纳米复合材料的制备与性能

采用熔融共混法制备了有机改性累托石 (OREC)粘土 均聚聚丙烯 (PP)纳米复合材料 ,以X 射线衍射分析 (XRD)及透射电子显微镜分析 (TEM)观察了复合材料的相貌结构 ,研究了复合材料的力学性能及热性能 .结果表明 ,OREC在添加份数较少时可与均聚聚丙烯熔融插层形成插层型聚丙烯纳米复合材料 ,该复合材料与纯PP相比 ,具有较高的拉伸强度、断裂伸长率及冲击强度 .在有机粘土添加 2 %时 ,复合材料的拉伸强度、断裂伸长率、冲击强度最高 ,与纯PP相比 ,2 %添加量的聚丙烯纳米复合材料拉伸强度提高 6 5 7% ,断裂伸长率提高 2 89 3% ,冲击强度提高 14 1% ,10 %失重率时对应的热分解温度提高 50K .     

尼龙6/SiO_2纳米复合材料的制备及其力学性能和热稳定性

以表面含有氨基的可反应性纳米SiO2(RNS-A)和表面含有烷基碳链的可分散性纳米SiO2(DNS-3)作为填料,利用原位聚合法制备了尼龙6/SiO2纳米复合材料(相应的复合材料分别简记为RPA和DP3);采用透射电子显微镜观察了复合材料中纳米SiO2的表面形貌,并利用热失重分析仪测定了复合材料的热稳定性,进而考察了纳米SiO2表面功能基团对尼龙6力学性能和热稳定性的影响.结果显示,纳米SiO2能够很好地分散在尼龙6基体中,并使尼龙6的热分解温度提高10℃左右.与此同时,RPA的最大拉伸强度和冲击强度较纯尼龙6的分别提高34.5%和12.5%,DP3的最大拉伸强度和冲击强度分别提高18.2%和45.7%.这表明两种纳米SiO2均可以有效地提高尼龙6的力学性能和热稳定性;可以推测,纳米SiO2的增强效应与其在尼龙6基体材料中的分散和界面作用有关.     

PP/SiO2杂化复合材料的制备与性能研究

以正硅酸乙酯(TEOS),甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)为主要原料,甲基丙烯酸一口一羟丙酯为活性单体,溶胶一凝胶法制备PMMA／SiO2杂化准凝胶,并以其为填充物对PP进行复合改性。采用FT-IR、XRD、SEM、PLM等对材料的结构进行分析,同时对其力学性能进行测试,研究了复合材料力学性能与组成、结构间的关系。研究发现,PMMA／SiO2杂化材料能诱导PP基体中口晶型的生成,并使PP球晶细化。PP／SiO2杂化复合材料(PSH)中siO2含量为2％(wt)时,缺口冲击强度较纯PP提高81％。     

聚丙烯酸丁酯接枝的纳米SiO2对聚甲醛的改性

采用原子转移自由基聚合法(ATRP)在纳米SiO2粒子表面接枝聚丙烯酸丁酯(PBA)制备了纳米复合粒子SiO2-g-PBA,并以此对聚甲醛(POM)进行改性. 通过红外光谱、热失重分析、透射电子显微镜及扫描电子显微镜等分析技术进行了表征. 结果,SiO2-g-PBA在POM中分散均匀,使POM/SiO2-g-PBA复合材料的缺口冲击强度明显高于POM及POM/ SiO2复合材料. 当SiO2-g-PBA纳米复合粒子的质量分数为2%时,POM/SiO2-g-PBA复合材料的冲击强度达71.2 kJ/m2,较纯POM提高了7倍多,同时拉伸强度也有一定的提高,达到68.1 MPa.     

纳米TiO2表面接枝聚苯乙烯及其抗紫外老化研究

利用偶联剂γ-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(KH570)对纳米TiO₂进行表面预处理, 在此基础上通过分散聚合工艺制备聚苯乙烯(PSt)接枝包覆纳米TiO₂. 运用红外光谱、热重分析及透射电镜对处理前后纳米TiO₂进行了表征, 并通过紫外人工加速老化试验比较了表面处理前后纳米TiO₂对聚丙烯/聚苯乙烯(PP/PSt)体系的抗紫外老化性能. 结果显示: KH570与纳米TiO₂表面羟基进行了缩合, PSt在粒子表面实现了接枝聚合, 接枝率约为60% (w); PSt接枝包覆纳米TiO₂呈均匀的微球形, 纳米TiO₂被包覆于微球内部; PSt接枝包覆后纳米TiO₂在PP/PSt中的分散效果较改性前有显著的改进, 其抗紫外老化性能明显优于改性前体系.     

LLDPE/纳米SiO_2复合材料的力学性能和光学性能研究

采用熔融共混方法制备了LLDPE 纳米SiO2 复合材料 ,并对该体系的力学性能和光学性能进行了系统研究 .结果表明 ,随着纳米SiO2 的加入 ,复合材料的弹性模量显著提高 ,冲击强度与拉伸强度呈峰形变化 ,且均在SiO2 含量为 3phr左右达到最大值 .加入少量的纳米SiO2 后 ,复合材料薄膜对长波红外线 (7～ 1 1 μm)的吸收能力较LLDPE膜有了显著提高 ,透光率略有下降但雾度提高 ,透光质量得到改善 .同时表明 ,纳米SiO2 的表面处理方法对膜的光学性能有显著影响     

微波处理和溶胶凝胶法共同改性废胶粉及其与天然橡胶复合材料性能的研究

采用微波处理打断废胶粉(WRP)的三维网状结构用来提高WRP在有机溶剂中的溶胀性,然后采用溶胶凝胶法,将微波改性后的WRP浸入正硅酸乙酯中,通过水解反应和缩合反应,在WRP表面原位生成SiO2网络,从而制得改性废胶粉(MWRP).将制得MWRP与天然橡胶(NR)共混,制备了NR/MWRP复合材料,研究了NR/MWRP复合材料的性能.通过热重分析仪、差示扫描量热仪和力学分析表明微波处理最佳时间是20 s.由于微波处理提高了NR与WRP的相容性,原位生成的SiO2粒子起到了补强作用,所以所制备的NR/MWRP复合材料拥有较好的力学性能;随着Si69的加入,抑制了SiO2粒子聚集,提高了SiO2粒子的分散性,从而进一步提高复合材料的力学性能并降低复合材料的Payne效应;在进行频率扫描时,硫化胶的储存模量随频率的增大而增大;硫化胶的温度扫描结果表明,随着温度的升高,复合材料中SiO2粒子聚集程度加剧并且复合材料出现老化的现象.为了提高复合材料的耐老化性能,N,N-间苯撑双马来酰亚胺(BMI)作为一种防老剂加入复合材料中,BMI利用Diels-Aider反应补偿橡胶在老化过程中所损失的交联键并提高NR与WRP的界面相容性,从而提高复合材料的耐老化性能.     

固相力化学方法回收利用废弃聚丙烯/废旧电路板的研究

采用固相力化学技术制备废旧电路板非金属材料(WPCB)改性粉体,填充废弃聚丙烯(PP),制备了高性能废旧PP/WPCB复合材料,研究了固相剪切对WPCB粒度、粒度分布以及PP/WPCB复合材料结构、流变性能和力学性能的影响。结果表明,磨盘碾磨使WPCB粉体体积粒径由282.4μm降到63.5μm,比表面积由0.06m2/g提高到0.14m2/g,粒度分布明显变窄,玻纤与环氧树脂剥离效果明显。固相力化学方法制备WPCB粉体填充废旧PP后,其分散大幅改善,加工性能明显优于未碾磨体系,复合材料力学性能优于纯PP和未经固相力化学处理的PP/WPCB复合材料,相对于纯PP拉伸强度提高14.6%,弯曲模量提高82.5%,缺口冲击强度提高11.2%。得到的材料表面色泽均一、成本低廉,具有良好工业化前景。     

Flexural properties of fiber‐reinforced polypropylene composites with and without a transcrystalline layer

The flexural properties of isotactic polypropylene (PP) matrix composites reinforced with 5–30 vol% of unidirectional pitch‐based carbon, polyacrylonitrile (PAN)‐based carbon, e‐glass or aramid fibers were measured using both static and dynamic test methods. Previous research has shown that these pitch‐based carbon and aramid fibers are capable of densely nucleating PP crystals at the fiber surface, leading to the growth of an oriented interphase termed a “transcrystalline layer” (TCL), while the e‐glass and PAN‐based carbon fibers show no nucleating ability. The PP matrices examined included unmodified homopolymers, nucleated homopolymers and PP grafted with maleic anhydride (MA). The composites based on the unmodified PP homopolymers all exhibited poor fiber/matrix adhesion, regardless of fiber type and presence or absence of a TCL. The addition of nucleating agent to the PP matrix had no measurable effect on either the amount of TCL material in pitch‐based carbon‐fiber‐reinforced composites, as measured by wide‐angle X‐ray scattering, WAXS, or the static flexural properties of the composites reinforced with either type of carbon fiber. However, MA grafting reduced the transcrystalline fraction of the matrix in pitch‐based carbon‐fiber‐reinforced composites; at the highest level of MA grafting, the TCL was completely suppressed. In addition, high levels of MA grafting improved the transverse flexural modulus of the composites containing both types of carbon fibers, and reduced the extent of fiber pull‐out, indicating an improvement in fiber/matrix adhesion. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation of an ion-imprinted fiber for the selective removal of Cu2+

A novel Cu(2+)-imprinted fiber (IIF) was prepared by grafting acrylic acid (AA) onto the surface of a polypropylene (PP) fiber and subsequently modified with polyethylenimine (PEI). An examination by infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy confirmed that the ion-imprinted polymer was successfully introduced onto the surface of a PP fiber. The modification of PP fibers with AA was beneficial to the grafting of PEI onto the fibers. The highest grafting degree of PEI could reach 120 wt % under optimal grafting conditions. This IIF showed excellent tensile and chemical stability in acid solution, which qualified the IIF for practical applications. Besides having a high adsorption capacity for Cu(2+) (120 mg/g), the IIF adsorbent showed a high selectivity for Cu(2+) as compared with that of the non-ion-imprinted fiber (NIF). The dynamic adsorption results indicated that IIF can thoroughly remove Cu(2+) from the solution in a relatively short contact time. The effective treatment volume was about 910 bed volumes. The selectivity coefficient of IIF for Cu(2+) with respect to Zn(2+) could reach 76.4. IIF also has good regeneration performance and could maintain almost the same adsorption capacity for copper ions after 10 adsorption-desorption cycles.     

纳米刚性微粒与橡胶弹性微粒同时增强增韧聚丙烯的研究

通过力学性能测试、动态力学试验、ＤＳＣ 分析以及材料断面形貌与结构分析等手段,对以纳米二氧化硅（ＳｉＯ２） 为刚性微粒、以三元乙丙橡胶（ＥＰＤＭ） 为弹性微粒组成的聚丙烯（ＰＰ）／ 纳米ＳｉＯ２／ＥＰＤＭ 的同时增强增韧效果进行了研究．结果显示,上述两种微粒可同时大幅度提高ＰＰ 的韧性、强度和模量,当ＰＰ／ 纳米ＳｉＯ２／ＥＰＤＭ 为８０／３／２０ 时,两种微粒体现较明显的协同增韧效应．纳米ＳｉＯ２ 可提高ＰＰ 的结晶温度和结晶速度,并使球晶细化．纳米ＳｉＯ２ 刚性微粒在ＰＰ连续相中以微粒团聚体形态分布,构成团聚体的平均微粒数约为６ ～７ ,其与ＰＰ基体表现出较强的结合牢度．ＰＰ／ 纳米ＳｉＯ２／ＥＰＤＭ 的综合性能已接近或达到工程塑料的性能．     

Mechanical Behavior of Unidirectional Curaua Fiber and Glass Fiber Composites

Summary: This work intends to promote the use of natural fibers by comparing the behavior of isophthalic polyester matrix composites reinforced with unidirectional curaua fibers with that of unidirectional glass fiber composites. The composites were produced varying the reinforcement angle (0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° and 90°) with the aim of studying the fiber orientation effect on composite strength. Composites were also made varying the fiber volume fraction (10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%). The efficiency of an alkaline (5% NaOH) surface treatment of the curaua fiber was also evaluated. The unidirectional composites were characterized using tensile, flexural and short beam tests as per ASTM standards. The properties of a lamina reinforced with either glass or curaua fibers were also studied using theoretical micromechanical approach available in commercial software. The curaua fiber alkaline treatment produced higher tensile strength results compared with untreated fibers. The increase in reinforcement angle significantly decreased strength and modulus of the composites, as expected, and the glass fiber composites showed a more pronounced dependence with fiber orientation. Although the glass fiber laminas showed the best mechanical performance, the results obtained with the curaua fibers were considered similar for angles greater than 45°.     

CRYSTALLIZATION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYPROPYLENE FILLED WITH SiO2 NANOPARTICLES

Oleic acid （OA）-modified SiO2 （OA-m-SiO2） nanoparticles were prepared using surface modification method. Infrared spectroscopy （IR） was used to investigate the structure of the OA-m-SiO2 nanoparticles, and the result showed that OA attached onto the surface of SiO2 nanoparticles through esterification. Effect of OA concentration on the dispersion stability of OA-m-SiO2 in heptane was also studied, and the result indicated that OA-m-SiO2 nanoparticles were dispersed in heptane more stably than the unmodified ones. OA-m-SiO2 nanoparticles can also be dispersed in polypropylene （PP） matrix in nano-scale. The effect of OA-m-SiO2 on crystallization of PP was studied by means of DSC. It was found that the introduction of OA-m-SiO2 resulted in significant increase in the crystallization temperature, crystallization degree and crystallization rate of PP, and OA-m-SiO2 could effectively induce the formation of β-crystal PP. Effect of OA-m-SiO2 content on mechanical properties of PP/OA-m-SiO2 nanocomposites was also studied. The results show that OA-m-SiO2 can significantly improve the mechanical properties of PP.     

Polypropylene/Cellulosic Fiber Composites Chemical Treatment of the Cellulose Assuming Compatibilization Between the Two Materials

Abstract

The present work deals with the realization of composites with a polypropylene (PP) matrix and cellulosic fibers as reinforcement. In order to achieve a good adhesion with the PP matrix, the modification of different cellulosic fibers has been performed with various chemical functions: carboxylic anhydrides, isocyanates, vinylsulfone, and chlorotriazine systems. All these compatibilizing agents carry an alkyl chain or a PP chain. Grafting is evidenced by infrared and ESCA spectroscopies, and the grafting rates for the different chemicals are determined by microweighing measurements. Modification of the surface characteristics is followed by wettability tests and inverse gas chromatography. Determination of the water sorption isotherm for the treated fibers shows an important decrease in water regain in the case of isocyanate treatments in swelling medium. Enhancement of adhesion between fibers and the matrix is demonstrated by mechanical tests: the interfacial shear stress obtained by the microbond test increases by 70% for cellulosic fibers treated with maleated PP. This may be the result of entanglements between PP chains, but for macrocomposites the effect is much more limited due to the predominance of external factors during development of the composite.     

Effect of Oil Palm and Jute Fiber Treatment on Mechanical Performance of Epoxy Hybrid Composites

In this work, oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) and jute fibers were treated with 2-hydroxy ethyl acrylate (2-HEA) to improve interfacial bonding of oil palm EFB and jute fibers with epoxy matrix. Hybrid composites were fabricated by incorporation of modified oil palm EFB and jute fibers into an epoxy matrix by the hand lay-up technique. Mechanical (flexural and impact) and morphological properties of modified hybrid composites were measured. Results indicated that flexural and impact properties of modified fiber–reinforced hybrid composites improved as compared to untreated hybrid composites due to better fiber/matrix interfacial bonding, which was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. We confirmed that treated oil palm/jute hybrid composite may be fabricated by advanced techniques such as resin transfer molding, extrusion, and injection molding for industrial applications in the automotive sector.     

Ultra high density carbon fiber derived from isotactic polypropylene fiber without skin-core structure

Polypropylene (PP)-based carbon fibers were prepared by sulfonation process of isotactic PP fibers with concentrated sulfuric acid, followed by stress-less carbonization under nitrogen atmosphere. The stabilization behaviors of PP fiber under different sulfonation temperatures and time were discussed. The carbonization behavior of the stabilized PP fibers under different carbonization temperatures, as well as the mechanical performance of the obtained carbon fibers were investigated. The results indicated that linear PP molecule were effectively converted into thermally stable structure at higher temperature (≥130°C) in short time (2 h) through sulfonation-desulfonation reaction, among which ordered graphite structure has been formed prior to the carbonization process. Meanwhile, the carbon fibers were considerably densified by increasing the sulfonation temperature and carbonization temperature, and a bulk density of 1.96 g/cm³ was achieved. Moreover, the temperature and time of the sulfonation process as well as the temperature of the carbonization process were regulated, and carbon fibers with tensile strength of 262.3 MPa was obtained, which was superior to that of 208.1 MPa for the linear low density polyethylene-based carbon fibers reported previously. Isotactic PP was proved to be a promising candidate to develop carbon fibers with tunable graphite structure and mechanical performance.     

Fiber spinning behavior of a 3-hydroxybutyrate/3-hydroxyhexanoate copolymer

The fiber spinning behavior of a poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) copolymer resin containing 11.3 mol% hexanoate copolymer (H11) was studied to determine its usefulness in fiber based applications, such as nonwovens. Monocomponent fibers were spun initially, but it was found they would not solidify in the spinline. Bicomponent (sheath/core) fibers were melt spun using a H11 core and a polylactic acid (PLA), as well as a polyethylene succinate (PES) sheath. The spinning results showed that H11 levels up to 30wt% could be incorporated with stable spinning. The incorporation of H11 was found to be limited due to the slow crystallization kinetics of the H11 in the spinline. The neat and bicomoponent fibers were found to have tensile strengths similar to polypropylene. The PES based fiber compositions were found to have elongation-at-break values similar to PP. Neat H11 copolymer fibers were found to be readily biodegradable at 25°C under aerobic conditions.