聚合物流动诱导结晶研究进展

在外力作用下,半结晶聚合物的结晶形态、结晶动力学等与静态条件下相比,均发生了较大的变化,并继而影响到成型制品的性能.自上世纪六十年代人们从溶液中发现外力诱导结晶现象以来,相继开展了大量相关的理论和实验研究,提出了一些模型,随着测试手段的改进,流动诱导结晶研究取得了较大的进展,但仍存在许多争议.本文回顾了围绕聚合物流动诱导结晶所开展的工作,重点综述了流动诱导结晶形态变化、分子量及其分布、剪切速率、温度等因素对聚合物结晶动力学的影响,并指出了今后的研究方向.     

磁场影响聚合物本体结晶动力学的机理分析

在经典的热力学理论基础上,探讨了磁场对聚合物本体结晶过程的成核与生长的影响,建立了相关结晶动力学理论方程.初步认为,磁场产生的＂磁结晶效应＂可能是由于晶相与非晶相之间磁化率差异导致了两相之间磁化能的差异,也可能由于聚合物体系在结晶前会形成一种有序相,减小了体系的熵值,进而改变了结晶过程中的体系自由能,影响其成核与晶体生长,乃至整个结晶动力学方程.利用Matlab软件结合PLLA的各结晶参数值,绘制了结晶自由能与各成核临界参数之间的函数图像.结果表明,在低过冷度下,较小的自由能扰动可能导致较大的晶核临界参数变化.     

尼龙1O1O非等温结晶动力学过程的计算机模拟

根据ъорοхоъский提出的相似于Avrami方程的近似公式X=1-exp[-Z(at)n],采用加权最小二乘法,对尼龙1010非等温结晶动力学过程进行了模拟,编制了模拟非等温结晶动力学过程的软件.该软件可用于精确处理结晶动力学参数,也可用于计算机辅助教学.     

聚丁二酸丁二醇酯的自成核结晶行为

利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)研究了自成核对聚丁二酸丁二醇酯(PBS)的结晶行为的影响. 研究结果表明, PBS的有效自成核温度处理区间为118～120 ℃. PBS经自成核处理后结晶温度提高, 可以在100~118 ℃温度区间内迅速结晶. 同时, 研究了自成核处理后样品在100～104 ℃范围内的等温结晶行为、动力学过程及熔融行为. 结果表明, 随着等温结晶温度的升高, 结晶速率变慢, 熔融曲线出现多重熔融峰. Hoffman-Weeks方程分析结果表明, 自成核处理对PBS的平衡熔点没有影响. Avrami等温结晶动力学方程适合分析自成核处理样品的等温结晶动力学过程, 获得其动力学参数K与n, 其中n值偏大的原因在于自成核的样品结晶生长点增多. 根据Arrhenius方程, 计算获得PBS自成核处理后等温结晶活化能为-286 kJ/mol.     

尼龙1010非等温结晶动力学过程的计算机模拟

根据Ъорохоъский提出的相似于Avrami方程的近似公式 X =1 -exp[-Z(at) n],采用加权最小二乘法 ,对尼龙 1 0 1 0非等温结晶动力学过程进行了模拟 ,编制了模拟非等温结晶动力学过程的软件。该软件可用于精确处理结晶动力学参数 ,也可用于计算机辅助教学。     

一种研究聚合物非等温结晶动力学的方法

作者基于多年对聚合物结晶动力学方面研究的工作积累,联合Avrami方程和Ozawa方程,提出了一种研究聚合物非等温结晶动力学的新方法.该方法既克服了使用Ozawa方程所获得的数据点过少,常常出现非线性,不能获得可靠的动力学参数的缺点,又克服了使用经Jeziorny修正的Avrami方程所获得的表观Avrami指数无法准确预测非等温过程成核生长机理的缺点.该方法已成功用于多种聚合物体系,被国内外学者引用数百次,已成为研究聚合物非等温结晶动力学一种有效方法.     

聚合物受限结晶的研究进展

随着纳米材料研究的迅速发展,聚合物由于其分子固有的纳米尺度结构,无论作为纳米器件或在模板应用方面都受到广泛瞩目.在微纳领域的应用中,特定受限环境下,结晶聚合物的结晶行为也因此受到广泛关注.本文从均聚物(及无规共聚物)和半晶型嵌段聚合物两方面总结了近年来聚合物受限结晶领域的研究进展.对于均聚物和无规共聚物,人们主要关注其在薄膜、超薄膜条件下的受限结晶性能,关注点为随着膜厚减小而引入的空间效应和界面效应对聚合物结晶性能的影响.而对于半晶型嵌段共聚物受限结晶的研究则多从本体出发,来研究纳米相分离与结晶的竞争过程、纳米相分离区域对于可结晶嵌段结晶生长的几何限制(空间效应)以及嵌段连接点(结晶嵌段的末端)对于结晶嵌段结晶行为的影响.     

剪切均匀性对流动诱导等规聚丙烯结晶的影响

固定应变和最终应变速率,采用瞬时和缓慢2种电机加速方式对样品施加剪切,研究了流场加载模式对样品流变和结晶行为的影响.实验结果显示缓慢加速能够消除剪切过程中流场的非均匀性,使样品取向度增加,提高流场对聚合物熔体的作用效果.同时,流动诱导结晶对于加速时间有依赖性.对于速率为17.7 s-1的剪切,加速时间为1 s时,熔体流动均匀且流动诱导的晶体取向最强,短加速时间(0.5 s)和长加速时间(1.5 s)样品的流动诱导结晶效果都弱于加速时间为1 s的样品.但是,对于不同剪切速率,其对应的最优加速时间不同.对于流动诱导结晶来说,加速时间应当作为一个重要参数来考虑,其背后的真实物理含义还需要进一步研究来说明.     

己内酯和2,2-二羟甲基丁酸共聚酯的非等温结晶动力学研究

采用示差扫描量热仪(DSC) 研究了具有生物相容性及可降解性P(BHB-CL)超支化共聚酯的非等温熔融结晶过程, 分别采用Avrami 方程、Ozawa 方程和Mo方程对P(BHB-CL)共聚酯的非等温动力学数据进行比较分析, 计算了相关的非等温结晶动力学参数, 并利用Kissinger方程计算其非等温结晶活化能. 结果表明, Mo方程更适合描述P(BHB-CL)共聚酯的非等温结晶过程.     

自成核对等规聚丙烯结晶行为和性能的影响

结晶聚合物的结晶动力学影响其形态结构 ,而形态结构的变化对材料的性能有着重要的影响 [1] .成核剂能有效地降低聚合物的球晶尺寸 ,提高材料的性能 [2 ] ,因此被广泛地应用于工业生产中 .自成核 (self- seeding nucleation)是指聚合物自身的微小晶粒作为晶核而诱导结晶生长的一种成核方式 [3 ,4 ] ,它具有很高的成核效率 ,并能有效地降低球晶尺寸 .本文研究了等规聚丙烯的自成核过程、结晶行为、形态结构及其对材料性能的影响 .1　实验部分1 .1　样品的制备　等规聚丙烯 (i PP)为广东茂名石油化学工业公司产品 ,牌号为 T3 6 F.将 i PP粒…     

STRUCTURE EVOLUTION OF POLYMER CHAINS FOR NECKING FORMATION IN HIGH-SPEED FIBER SPINNING PROCESS

Finite element method is used to simulate the high-speed melt spinning process,based on the equation system proposed by Doufas et al.Calculation predicts a neck-like deformation,as well as the related profiles of velocity,diameter, temperature,chain orientation,and crystallinity in the fiber spinning process.Considering combined effects on the process such as flow-induced crystallization,viscoelasticity,filament cooling,air drag,inertia,surface tension and gravity,the simulated material flow behaviors are consistent with those observed for semi-crystalline polymers under various spinning conditions.The structure change of polymer coils in the necking region described by the evolution of conformation tensor is also investigated.Based on the relaxation mechanism of macromolecules in flow field different types of morphology change of polymer chains before and in the neck are proposed,giving a complete prospect of structure evolution and crystallization of semi-crystalline polymer in the high speed fiber spinning process.     

聚合物在压力下的流动诱导结晶

流动诱导聚合物结晶研究很少在压力场下开展,其原因是压力下流动诱导聚合物结晶对实验设备要求较高。然而,实际加工中不仅存在流动场,还有压力场。为此,作者课题组利用自制的装置对压力下流动诱导聚合物结晶开展了系统研究,发现其结晶行为与常压的流动诱导结晶有较大差别。等规聚丙烯(iPP)在压力和剪切场下可形成独特取向球形晶体形态。在短时间内(30min),iPP片晶可快速增厚,形成熔点接近平衡熔点的厚片晶(近180℃),其原因是在压力和流动场协同作用下,片晶增厚活化能快速减小。同时,从研究结果也获得了添加β成核剂的iPP体系在压力和流动场下形成β晶的窗口条件。对聚乳酸(PLA)的研究也发现了相似的片晶快速增厚规律。另外,在压力和流动场下,可直接从PLA熔体中获得可增韧PLA的β晶。研究成果为实际加工中的聚合物形态结构调控提供了理论和实验依据。     

聚丙烯结晶行为的PVT研究

通过受限液体PVT测量技术对等规聚丙烯的结晶行为进行了研究,采用PVT等压测量模式描述了不同压力场下半结晶聚合物的结晶过程.结果表明,随着压力的升高,等规聚丙烯分子链间的相互作用增强,使得等规聚丙烯分子链段更容易排入晶格中,这是结晶温度和结晶速度升高的主要因素.通过对数据拟合,建立了压力对等规聚丙烯结晶过程参数的影响公式.对Jeziorny结晶动力学模型进行改进,并研究了压力对等规聚丙烯结晶动力学的影响,结果发现,当结晶度大于0.08时,结晶动力学拟合曲线呈较好的线性,分析结果可以对结晶过程的变化机理进行合理地预测,在小于200 MPa压力环境下,等规聚丙烯的结晶生长方式仍是球晶生长模式,晶体的生长符合二维片晶生长方式,自由体积的减小是结晶速率加快的主要原因之一.     

Crystallization and phase morphology of injection‐molded isotactic polypropylene (iPP)/syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) blends

The crystallization and phase morphology of the injection‐molded isotactic polypropylene (iPP)/syndiotactic polypylenen (sPP) blends were studied, focusing on the difference between the skin layer and core layer. The distribution of crystallinity of PPs in the blends calculated based upon the DSC results shows an adverse situation when compared with that in the neat polymer samples. For 50/50 wt % iPP/sPP blend, the SEM results indicated that a dispersed structure in the skin layer and a cocontinuous structure in the core layer were observed. A migration phenomenon that the sPP component with lower crystallization temperature and viscosity move to the core layer, whereas the iPP component with higher crystallization temperature and viscosity move to the skin layer, occurred in the iPP/sPP blend during injection molding process. The phenomenon of low viscosity content migrate to the low shear zone may be due to the crystallization‐induced demixing based upon the significant difference of crystallization temperature in the sPP and iPP. This migration caused the composition inhomogeneity in the blend and influenced the accuracy of crystallinity calculated based upon the initial composition. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 2948–2955, 2007     

Modeling and simulation of morphology variation during the solidification of polymer melts with amorphous and semi‐crystalline phases

The solidification of polymer melts in practical processing such as extrusion, injection molding and blow molding can significantly influence the inner structure and performance of final products. The investigation of its mechanism has both scientific and industrial interests. In the study, the three‐dimensional mathematical model is developed for the simulation of morphology variation in the solidification of polymer melts with amorphous and semi‐crystalline phases. The amorphous phase is simulated as the finite extensible nonlinear elastic dumbbell with a peterlin closure approximation (FENE‐P) fluid and the semi‐crystalline phase is approximated as rigid rods that grow and oriented in the flow field. The model of amorphous phase and semi‐crystalline phase are coupled through the stress and momentum balance and the feedback of crystallinity to the system relaxation time. The evolution of crystallization kinetics process are described by using a set of Schneider equation that discriminating the relative roles of the thermal and the flow effect on the crystallization behavior. With the standard Galerkin formulation adopted as basic computational framework, the discrete elastic viscous stress splitting algorithm in cooperating with the streamline upwinding approach serves as a relatively robust numerical scheme by using penalty finite element–finite difference simulation with a decoupled solving algorithm. The proposed mathematical model and numerical method have been successfully applied to the investigation of solidification of polymer melts in the extrusion process. The variations of orientation and crystallization morphology during the solidification process are further discussed. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Probing solidification kinetics of high-density polyethylene during injection molding using an in-situ measurement technique

The largest part of an injection molding cycle is occupied by melt cooling, which significantly influences the properties of the final parts, especially for crystalline polymers which undergo both solidification and crystallization processes simultaneously. Based on non-isothermal crystallization characterization, solidification kinetics of high density polyethylene was investigated via an in-situ measurement of in-cavity temperature profiles throughout the injection molding process. Existence of the turning point in the cooling curve of ln θ vs. ln t, which can be employed for estimation of the minimum cooling time, was for the first time validated experimentally. Good agreement was achieved through the comparison between experimental observations and theoretical predictions using the enthalpy transformation method (ETM). The present study will be instructive for the optimization of processing variables, and gives insight into the formation of various crystalline structures in injection molded articles, as well as forecast of cooling time of injection moldings of crystalline polymers.     

塑料注射成型结晶过程三维数值模拟

采用GLS(Galerkin/least-squares)、SUPG(Streamline upwind/Petrov-Galerkin)、GGLS(Galerkin gradient least-squares)等方法对塑料注射成型过程进行三维数值模拟以获取速度、压力与温度场,基于剪切应力引起分子链取向并导致平衡熔点...     

A molecular model for flow induced crystallization of polymers

We present in this paper a thermodynamic model for flow induced crystallization of a thermoplastic. The thermomechanical framework (generalized standard materials) allows us to couple in a very natural way the kinetics of crystallization with the mechanical history experienced by the thermoplastic^[1]. In describing the viscoelastic properties of the polymer with a molecular theory, we obtain a model for flow-induced crystallization that couples the chain conformation to the kinetics of crystallization. This model intends to be valid both for shearing and elongation. We present the equations for two cases: Maxwell and Pom-Pom constitutive equations. We finally illustrate our model with injection molding simulations achieved with a dedicated Finite Element code.