聚乙烯链在碳纳米管侧壁吸附的动力学模拟研究

利用经典的分子动力学模拟方法对聚乙烯(PE)分子在两种不同类型的碳纳米管(CNT)中的吸附进行了研究. 计算了两者之间的扩散系数和相互作用能; 利用PE链自身的扭转角分布和取向参数对PE链构象进行了分析. 结果表明, PE链可以在CNT上很好的吸附, 且PE的构象和吸附位置主要与温度和CNT的半径有关, 与管的类型关系不大.     

原子转移自由基聚合在锂电池用聚合物电解质设计中的应用

聚合物电解质(PE)由于具有无液体渗漏、界面相容性好、热和化学稳定，制备工艺简单等优点，成为下一代高能量密度锂电池用电解质的最佳候选。然而，没有任何一种聚合物能同时满足锂电池用PE对于力学性能和电化学性能的要求，因此人们通过共混、交联等手段来对PE基体的成分和结构进行改性，以期提升PE的综合性能。通过传统的自由基聚合方法得到的PE基体的成分和结构不易控制，阻碍了PE的理论和改进研究。原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)技术通过活性种和休眠种之间的可逆平衡使自由基维持在较低浓度，可以实现PE上接枝的支链分子量的调控和精细结构的设计，为制备力学性能和电化学性能相协调的PE提供了有效途径。而且，由于ATRP引发基团的可设计性，在PE无机填料的改性和界面性能的优化上均具有突出的优势，对于聚合物基纳米复合聚合物电解质膜的锂电池综合性能提升具有重要意义。本文综述了ATRP技术在PE的基体制备、填料改性及界面优化中的应用，并对其未来发展方向做出了展望。     

基于应变硬化和循环载荷的PE管材慢速裂纹增长试验新方法评述

慢速裂纹增长是聚乙烯(PE)管材发生脆性破坏的主要原因。目前,传统的慢速裂纹增长试验普遍存在试验时间过长,可再现性较差等问题,限制了对PE管材耐慢速裂纹增长性能的准确评价,降低了PE管材的开发速度。对此,国外学者提出了两种快速评价的试验新方法—应变硬化法(SH)和循环载荷缺口圆柱棒法(CRB)。本文分别介绍了这两种方法的试验流程,从基本原理和试验研究两方面综述了它们的研究进展,提出了研究PE管材在常温下发生应变硬化响应的试验条件,将线弹性断裂理论与循环载荷缺口圆柱棒法试验法进行结合,改进基于循环载荷缺口圆柱棒试验的管道预测寿命方法,指明了如何将这两种方法应用于其它塑料管材是后续研究的发展方向。     

聚丙烯-聚乙烯嵌段共聚物和相应共混物的热分析

用DSC研究了预期为聚丙烯-聚乙烯两嵌段共聚物(PP-PE)和相应共混物(PP+PE)在热学性能上的差异。经用不同分子量的PP和PE及其共混物进行试验后发现,由于PP和PE在结晶时出现过冷的难易不同。在共混物降温热分析曲线上,当降温速率较快时仅出现一个放热峰,而降温速率较慢时出现PP和PE各自的结晶放热峰,从而解释了文献中的不同结果。并发现共混物的PP和PE熔融、结晶温度均较组分相同的嵌段共聚物的相应温度为高;嵌段共聚物中PP和PE的△H_f值均低于均聚物的△H_f值,而PE的值降低尤甚。我们认为这与嵌段间的共价键限制嵌段活动和结晶过程有关,从而确认DSC热分析可以作为识别是否为嵌段共聚物的一种方法. 本工作的结果表明,所研究的PP-PE试样具有嵌段结构。     

不同管径聚乙烯管的旋转挤出

通过口模旋转挤出制备3种管径聚乙烯(PE)管,系统研究其结构与性能。结果表明,相较于传统挤出PE管内串晶平行与轴向,旋转挤出过程中聚合物熔体的流动是轴向牵引流动和环向拖曳流动的叠加,其方向偏离轴向,可诱导串晶偏离轴向排列,从而提高PE管的环向取向度,实现PE管的环向增强,抑制裂纹在PE管内沿轴向扩展。随PE管管径的增加,在相同旋转角速度下环向流动线速度增大,串晶偏离轴向的夹角增加,环向取向度更高,因而旋转挤出制备的大口径PE管具有更优的性能。     

一种新型老化评价系统及在聚乙烯复合材料中的应用

建立了一种高灵敏度、多环境因素耦合的新型老化评价系统,可以实现在光、热、氧、湿等多种环境因素条件的耦合下,对高分子材料快速、灵敏、实时、无损的老化评价.该系统被用于聚乙烯(PE)复合材料的稳定性和老化状态的评价以及PE老化动力学的研究.结果表明,该系统测定的CO2生成速率与PE复合材料自然老化下的氧化程度具有良好的对应性,同时能够精确反映PE复合材料的自然老化状态—不同自然老化时间的PE复合材料,其CO2生成速率与羰基指数的对数呈线性关系.此外,该系统还可以快速、准确地测定PE老化过程的活化能.     

聚乙烯/石墨层间化合物热降解过程的TG-FTIR研究

将含磷化合物插层石墨层间化合物(GIC)用于聚乙烯(PE)的阻燃,采用氧指数(LOI)方法评价了PE/GIC的阻燃性能,并采用热分析-红外光谱联用技术(TG-FTIR)研究了PE/GIC的热降解过程,探讨了GIC的阻燃机理。研究表明,不同含磷化合物插层GIC阻燃聚乙烯的氧指数有显著差别,其中以多聚磷酸铵-GIC的阻燃效果较好,氧指数较高。TG-FTIR研究结果表明,GIC并未显著影响PE的热降解方式,但由于GIC体积膨胀所发生的氧化还原反应导致部分PE热降解提前并发生热氧化降解,促进了后期成炭的石墨化过程。     

植物纤维增强聚乙烯影响因素的研究进展

聚乙烯(PE)是一种应用广泛的高分子材料,但其力学强度不足,为了满足人们对聚乙烯材料力学性能的要求,使用植物纤维对PE进行增强改性,使其成为新型轻量化的高强度材料,以扩大聚乙烯材料使用的广泛性。本文综述了影响植物纤维/PE抗拉强度和抗弯强度及其他力学性能的主要因素,并对植物纤维/PE增强改性的发展方向进行展望。     

PE/CB复合材料的辐照效应

研究了两种炭黑(CB)对PE的影响及PTC功能材料挤出后的特性，发现挤出后粒子和聚合物取向对材料电性能都有较大影响。经γ射线辐照后HDPE／CB功能复合材料稳定性大为提高，初步探讨了辐射对PTC功能材料稳定性的影响。结合辐射交联等方法提高材料的稳定性。用扫描电镜(SEM)观测了一系列PE／CB的形态、CB的分布、链段的分子运动，并结合Fisher的toy model对PE／CB机制做了较系统的解释。     

纳米级聚乙烯和聚丙烯微晶的高分辨透射电子显微学研究

用高分辨电子显微学方法对从极稀的二甲苯溶液中得到的纳米级聚乙烯(PE)和聚丙烯(PP)微晶进行了研究,发现这种纳米级微晶是分子堆砌不完善,但可以独立存在的一种亚稳态结构,其晶格存在着大量的弯曲、分叉、位错等缺陷,经热处理后有序程度大大提高.表明高分辨电子显微学方法是研究PE和PP纳米级微晶的亚稳态结构和稳定性的有效手段.     

Tear anisotropy in films blown from polyethylenes of different macromolecular architectures

Blown films of different types of polyethylenes, such as branched low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear high‐density polyethylene (HDPE), are well known to tear easily along particular directions: along the film bubble's transverse direction for LDPE and along the machine direction (MD) for HDPE. Depending on the resin characteristics and processing conditions, different structures can form within the film; it is therefore difficult to separate the effects of the crystal structure and orientation on the film tear behavior from the effects of the macromolecular architecture, such as the molecular weight distribution and long‐chain branching. Here we examine LDPE, HDPE, and linear low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE) blown films with similar crystal orientations, as verified by through‐film X‐ray scattering measurements. With these common orientations, LDPE and HDPE films still follow the usual preferred tear directions, whereas LLDPE tears isotropically despite an oriented crystal structure. These differences are attributed to the number densities of the tie molecules, especially along MD, which are considerably greater for linear‐architecture polymers with a substantial fraction of long chains, capable of significant extension in flow. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 413–420, 2005     

Unexpected molecular weight dependence of shish-kebab structure in the oriented linear low density polyethylene/high density polyethylene blends

In this study, highly oriented shish-kebab structure was achieved via imposing oscillatory shear on the melts of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/high density polyethylene (HDPE) blends during the packing stage of injection molding. To investigate the effect of molecular weight of HDPE on the formation of shish-kebab structure, two kinds HDPE with large melt flow index (low molecular weight) and small melt flow index (high molecular weight) were added into LLDPE matrix. The structural characteristics of LLDPE/HDPE blends were systematically elucidated through two-dimensional wide-angle x-ray scattering, scanning electron microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. Interestingly, an unexpected molecular weight dependence of shish-kebab structure of the prepared samples was found that the addition of HDPE with low molecular weight resulted in an higher degree of orientation, better regularity of lamellar arrangement, thicker lamellar size, and higher crystal melting temperature than that adding HDPE with high molecular weight. Correspondingly, the blend containing low molecular weight HDPE had better tensile strength. A possible mechanism was suggested to elucidate the role of HDPE molecular weight on the formation of shish-kebab structure in the oriented blends, considering the change of chain mobility and entanglement density with change of molecular weight.     

Morphology and mechanical properties of blown films of a low‐density polyethylene/linear low‐density polyethylene blend

The morphologies of films blown from a low‐density polyethylene (LDPE), a linear low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE), and their blend have been characterized and compared using transmission electron microscopy, small‐angle X‐ray scattering, infrared dichroism, and thermal shrinkage techniques. The blending has a significant effect on film morphology. Under similar processing conditions, the LLDPE film has a relatively random crystal orientation. The film made from the LDPE/LLDPE blend possesses the highest degree of crystal orientation. However, the LDPE film has the greatest amorphous phase orientation. A mechanism is proposed to account for this unusual phenomenon. Cocrystallization between LDPE and LLDPE occurs in the blowing process of the LDPE and LLDPE blend. The structure–property relationship is also discussed. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 507–518, 2002; DOI 10.1002/polb.10115     

Adhesive effect of linear low-density polyethylene gels on polyethylene moldings

Adhesive effect of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) gels in organic solvents such as decalin, tetralin, and o-dichlorobenzene on high density polyethylene (HDPE) moldings has been investigated by shearing tests, and DSC measurements. For all of the gels the temperature at which the heated gel starts to exhibit the adhesive effect was about 70 °C, which is similar to the result of LDPE gel. In particular, when heated at 110 °C, LLDPE gel in tetralin showed such a strong bond strength that polyethylene plates of 3 mm in thickness and 20 mm in width gave rise to necking. It was found that LLDPE gel behaved as though it added LDPE gel to HDPE gel namely LDPE-like components in LLDPE resin exerted the adhesive effect at lower heating temperature, HDPE-like components exerted the strong adhesive effect at higher heating temperature.     

TIME-DEPENDENT MORPHOLOGY OF POLYETHYLENE-POLYPROPYLENE BLENDS

The effect of time-temperature treatment on morphology of polyethylene-polypropylene (PE-PP) blends wasstudied to establish a relationship between thermal history, morphology and mechanical properties. Polypropylene (PP)homopolymers were used to blend with various polyethylenes (PE), including high density polyethylene (HDPE), lowdensity polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), and very and ultra low density polyethylene(VLDPE and ULDPE). The majority of the blends were prepared at a ratio of PE:PP = 80:20, while blends of PP and LLDPEwere prepared at various compositions. Thermal treatment was carried out at temperatures between the crystallizationtemperatures of PP and PEs to allow PP to crystallize first from the blends. On cooling further, PE crystallized too. A verydiffuse PP spherulite morphology in the PE matrix was formed in some partially miscible blends when PP was less than 20%by mass. Droplet-matrix structures were developed in other blends with either PP or PE as dispersed domains in a continuousmatrix, depending on the composition ratio. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images displayed a fibrillar structureof PP spherulite in the LLDPE-PP (80:20) and large droplets of PP in the HDPE-PP (80:20) blend, providing larger surfacearea and better bonding in the LLDPE-PP (80:20) blends. This explains why the blends with diffuse spherulite morphologyshowed greater improvement in tensile properties than droplet-matrix morphology blends after time-temperature treatment.     

LLDPE/IPP共混物高取向薄膜的附生结晶

本文用透射电子显微术、电子衍射等方法研究了线性低密度聚乙烯(LLDPE)和等规聚丙烯(IPP)共混物高取向薄膜的形态结构.在熔体拉伸薄膜中统组分的LLDPE与IPP均以高取向的片晶形式存在,片晶生长方向垂直手拉伸方向.当共混物中LLDPE含量较低(小于40％)时,作为分散相的LLDPE在IPP上附生结晶.两种片晶的c轴成45°交角,附生结晶的接触面为LLDPE的(100)和IPP的(010).而在LLDPE含量大于50％时,LLDPE形成独立的相区,则不存在附生结晶现象,结果两种片晶的生长方向均垂直于拉伸方向.在135℃热处理15min,然后自然冷却的LLDPE/IPP共混物薄膜中,当LLDPE含量≤50％时,LLDPE仍然在IPP上附生生长,二者的结构关系与热处理前的相同.     

Macromolecular scission and crosslinking rate changes during polyolefin photo-oxidation

Chain scission and crosslinking rates have been derived from molecular mass distributions obtained by gel permeation chromatography at different stages during photodegradation of various thermoplastics exposed to ultraviolet irradiation (UV). Results are given for a high density polyethylene (HDPE); a low density polyethylene (LDPE); a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE); a polypropylene homopolymer (PPHO); and a polypropylene copolymer (PPCO). As the oxidation progressed, it was observed that the scission rate for HDPE, LLDPE, PPHO and PPCO increased near to the exposed surface whereas for LDPE the rate remained almost unchanged. The crosslink rate fell near to the surface with HDPE and LDPE but increased with PPHO and PPCO. The reaction rates near to the bar centre (∼1.5 mm from the exposed surface) were low for HDPE, PPHO and PPCO; this is attributed to oxygen starvation, caused by consumption of oxygen by rapid reaction near the surface. Reaction was observed in the interior with LDPE and LLDPE, presumably because of a combination of a higher oxygen diffusion rate than for HDPE and a lower rate of consumption of oxygen near the surface than with the polypropylenes.     

Solid-state relaxations in linear low-density (1-octene comonomer), low-density,and high-density polyethylene blends

Extensive thermal and relaxational behavior in the blends of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) (1-octene comonomer) with low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) have been investigated to elucidate miscibility and molecular relaxations in the crystalline and amorphous phases by using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and a dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer (DMTA). In the LLDPE/LDPE blends, two distinct endotherms during melting and crystallization by DSC were observed supporting the belief that LLDPE and LDPE exclude one another during crystallization. However, the dynamic mechanical β and γ relaxations of the blends indicate that the two constituents are miscible in the amorphous phase, while LLDPE dominates α relaxation. In the LLDPE/HDPE system, there was a single composition-dependent peak during melting and crystallization, and the heat of fusion varied linearly with composition supporting the incorporation of HDPE into the LLDPE crystals. The dynamic mechanical α, β, and γ relaxations of the blends display an intermediate behavior that indicates miscibility in both the crystalline and amorphous phases. In the LDPE/HDPE blend, the melting or crystallization peaks of LDPE were strongly influenced by HDPE. The behavior of the α relaxation was dominated by HDPE, while those of β and γ relaxations were intermediate of the constituents, which were similar to those of the LLDPE/HDPE blends. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35 : 1633–1642, 1997     

Effects of different types of polyethylene on the morphology and properties of recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polyethylene compatibilized blends

Recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (R‐PET) was blended with four types of polyethylene (PE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE; LL0209AA, Fs150), low density polyethylene (LDPE; F101‐1), and metallocene‐LLDPE (m‐LLDPE; Fv203) by co‐rotating twin‐screw extruder. Maleic anhydride‐grafted poly(styrene‐ethylene/butyldiene‐styrene) (SEBS‐g‐MA) was added as compatibilizer. R‐PET/PE/SEBS‐g‐MA blends were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and mechanical property testing. The results indicated that the morphology and properties of the blends depended to a great extent on the miscibility between the olefin segments of SEBS‐g‐MA and PE. Due to the proper interaction between SEBS‐g‐MA and LDPE (F101‐1), most SEBS‐g‐MA, located at the interface between two phases of PET and LDPE to increase the interfacial adhesion, lead to better mechanical properties of R‐PET/LDPE (F101‐1) blend. However, both the poor miscibility of SEBS‐g‐MA with LLDPE (LL0209AA) and the excessive miscibility of SEBS‐g‐MA with LLDPE (Fs150) and m‐LLDPE (Fv203) reduced the compatibilization effect of SEBS‐g‐MA. DSC results showed that the interaction between SEBS‐g‐MA and PE obviously affected the crystallization of PET and PE. DMA results indicated that PE had more influence on the movement of SEBS‐g‐MA than PE did. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chemiluminescence study on the oxidation of several polyolefins—I. Thermal-induced degradation of additive-free polyolefins

Chemiluminescence (CL) has been applied to evaluate the oxidation susceptibility of various polyolefins: low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and isotactic polypropylene (i-PP). The intensity of CL emission in inert atmosphere could be related to the previous oxidation level. The thermal stability at 170 °C of the hydroperoxides in LDPE seems to be lower than that in LLDPE or HDPE. The kinetic parameters of the oxidation at 170 °C in oxygen, calculated from CL data, suggest the following stability order: HDPE > LLDPE > LDPEi-PP. The intensity of CL emission was related to the CH₃ content as evaluated by Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy.