Obtaining Modulated Temperature DSC Curves Through a Non-conventional DSC Method

The DSC curve obtained in conventional equipment usually only shows the resultant thermal effect due to simultaneous phenomena, which may occur during isothermal or dynamic analyses. This does not allow one to identify the processes properly and may cause an erroneous interpretation of the resulting curves. Modulated DSC equipment enhances the operating conditions and the analysis capacity of conventional DSC by superimposing a sinusoidal temperature modulation on the linear temperature control. Thus reversing and non-reversing heat flow curves are obtained, which are, respectively, the heat capacity and kinetic components of the DSC curve. Therefore, events that are related to these components can be separately analyzed. A method to obtain curves similar to the MDSC reversing and non-reversing components was developed using conventional DSC equipment in a non-conventional way. It was applied to analyze samples of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) taken from bottles of mineral water. The second PET crystallization step that occurs during its melting was quantified and an apparent initial crystallinity was obtained from the resulting data. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Crystallization and melting behavior of the soft and hard segments in poly(ester-ether)s. I. Ethylene oxide-ethylene terephthalate segmented copolymers

The crystallization and melting behavior of a series of ethylene oxide-ethylene terephthalate (EOET) segmented copolymers with different soft segment molecular weight and hard segment weight content were studied by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and polarized microscope. The crystallizability of both the hard and the soft segments became worse than that of the corresponding homopolymers due to the interactions of the different segments. The crystallizability of the soft segments is mainly determined by the soft segment molecular weight, but is affected greatly by the content and the crystallinity of the hard segments. Conversely, the soft segment length and content also have a great effect on the crystallization of the hard segments. However, the melting points of the hard segments are determined by the average hard segment length. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 2918–2927, 1999     

Thermal Properties and Morphology of Poly(Ester-Urethanes) Prepared from Polycaprolactone-Diol

The soft segment crystallinity and morphology of poly(ester-urethanes) (PEUs) based on poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) as a soft segment and an aliphatic diisocyanate in the hard segment were studied. It was found that the restriction of the crystallization of the PCL soft segment depends on the hard segment concentration, the length of the soft segment, and the total molecular mass of the PEUs. The PEU based on a low molecular mass PCL (M=2000) is an amorphous elastic material during a long time after casting from solution or after melt crystallization. A soft-hard segment endothermal mixing transition (T_mix) of about 70-80°C is observed in the DSC curves of this PEU sample. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Isothermal crystallisation kinetics of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) using step-scan DSC

The crystallisation kinetics, melting behaviour and morphology, of bacterial poly(3-hydoxybutyrate) (PHB) have been investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), step-scan DSC (SDSC), wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXRD) and hot stage polarised optical microscopy (HSPOM). DSC imparted isothermal crystallisation thermal history. The subsequent melting behaviour revealed that all PHB materials experienced secondary crystallisation during heating and the extent of secondary crystallisation varied depending on the crystallisation temperature. PHB samples were found to exhibit double melting behaviour due to melting of SDSC scan-induced secondary crystals, while considerable secondary crystallisation or annealing took place under the modulated heating conditions. The overall melting behaviour was rationalised in terms of recrystallisation and/or annealing of crystals. Interestingly, the PHB materials analysed by SDSC showed a broad exotherm before the melting peak in the non-reversing curve and a multiple melting peak reversing curve, verifying that the melting-recrystallisation and remelting process was operative. HSOM studies supported the conclusions from DSC that the radial growth rate of the PHB spherulites was significantly varied upon the crystallisation conditions. One form of crystals was shown by WAXRD from isothermally crystallised PHB.     

1,5-萘二异氰酸酯与1,4-丁二醇基为基质的多嵌段聚氨酯弹性体的合成与性能

利用 1 ,5_萘二异氰酸酯 (NDI)和 1 ,4_丁二醇 (BDO)为均匀硬质分子单体 ,与不同软质分子单体 (聚醚、聚酯、聚硅氧烷 )缩合制备多嵌段聚氨酯弹性体 ,详细研究了硬嵌段相 (NDI)弹性体的结构与性能间的关系 ,发现随着硬嵌段相长度的增加 ,或者氨基甲酸酯中胺基与聚醚、聚酯、聚硅氧烷中软段氧原子间氢键的减弱 ,都导致微相分离程度的增加 ,造成聚合物熔点和熔化热的升高。硬嵌段相熔化的多峰行为是由于形成了NDI/BDO半微晶区 ,在退火时转变为更加有序的结晶微区 ,当温度高于 1 80℃时 ,由于氢键的断裂 ,NDI/BDO硬嵌段发生分解反应 ,该过程源于不很有序的硬嵌段半结晶微区。当温度高于 2 5 0℃时 ,发生快速的分解。在动态力学行为方面 ,NDI基聚醚弹性体比其它硅氧烷基的弹性体展示了更高的硬嵌段区的稳定性 ,同时 ,在使用温度范围内 ,也显示出最高的储能模量值 ,表明刚性对温度的依赖性 ,以及NDI/BDO硬嵌段中活性填料的显著影响     

A modulated dsc study on the in situ polymerization of cyclic butylene terephthalate oligomers

The polymerization of a cyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT) oligomer was studied as a function of temperature (T=200 and 260°C, respectively) by modulated DSC (MDSC). The first heating was followed by cooling after various holding times (5, 15 and 30 min) prior to the second heating which ended always at T=260°C. This allowed us to study the crystallization and melting behavior of the resulting polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), as well. In contrary to the usual belief, the CBT polymerization is exothermic and the related process is superimposed to that of the CBT melting. The melting behavior of the PBT was affected by the polymerization mode (performed below or above the melting temperature of the PBT product) of the CBT. Annealing above the melting temperature of PBT yielded a product featuring double melting. This was attributed to the presence of crystallites with different degrees of perfection. The crystals perfection which occurred via recrystallization/remelting was manifested by a pronounced exothermic peak in the non-reversing trace.     

Poly(urethane–urea) based on functionalized polystyrene with HMDI: Synthesis and characterization

The poly(urethane–urea) (PUU) based on α, Ω, hydroxy terminated polystyrene (OH-PSt-OH), 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI) and three different diamines (1,2-ethylenediamine (EDA), 1,4-butanediamine (BDA), 1,6-hexamethylene diamine (HMDA)) is prepared by a melt polymerization method. The length of the soft segment is varying from 2000 to 8900 g/mol using HMDI as a chain extender. The inherent viscosity of the polymer is found to be in the range of 0.36–2.0 dL/g suggesting that the polymer is of high molecular weight. FT-IR results conclude that the urea groups form both monodendate and bidendate assemblies. Temperature dependent FT-IR and WAXS data confirm that the crystallinity of the copolymer is very high and depends on the spacer length. DSC data show the peaks for Tg of soft and Tm of hard segments. Depending on the concentration and the type of hard segments, melting temperature of the polymers was varied from 142 °C to 266 °C. The solubility of the polymer in chloroform is depending on the concentration of the hard segment. The TGA data reveal that the polymer shows single stage decomposition cantered around 413 °C.     

Crystallization and melting of isotactic polypropylene in response to temperature modulation

Isotactic polypropylene (iPP) was crystallized using temperature modulation in a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) to thicken the crystals formed on cooling from the melt. A cool-heat modulation method was adopted for the preparation of the samples under a series of conditions. The effect of modulation parameters, such as temperature amplitude and period was monitored with the heating rate that followed. Thickening of the lamellae as a result of the crystallization treatment enabled by the cool-heat method lead to an increase in the peak melting temperature and the final traces of melting. For instance, iPP melting peak shifted by up to 3.5°C with temperature amplitude of 1.0°C while the crystallinity was increased from 0.45 (linearly cooled) to 0.53. Multiple melting endotherms were also observed in some cases, but this was sensitive to the temperature changes experienced on cooling. Even with a slower underlying cooling rate and small temperature amplitudes, some recrystallization and reorganization occurred during the subsequent heating scan. The crystallinity was increased significantly and this was attributed to the crystal perfection that occurred at the crystal growth surface. In addition, temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC) has been used to study the melting of iPP for various crystallization treatments. The reversing and non-reversing contribution under the experimental time scale was modified by the relative crystal stability formed during crystallization. Much of the melting of iPP was found to be irreversible.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Segmented polyurethanes with 4,4′-bis-(6-hydroxyhexoxy)biphenyl as chain extender. Part 2. Synthesis and properties of MDI-polyurethanes in comparison with 2,4-TDI-polyurethanes

Linear segmented polyurethanes based on poly(butylene adipate)s (PBA) of different molecular weight (M_n 2000, 1000, and 600), 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and the mesogenic diol 4,4′-bis-(6-hydroxyhexoxy)biphenyl (BHHBP) as well as the unsegmented polyurethane consisting of MDI/BHHBP units have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ¹³C-NMR and SEC. The thermal behavior and the morphology were studied by DSC, polarizing microscopy, and DMA. The properties of the MDI-polyurethanes were discussed in relation to the BHHBP chain extended 2,4-TDI-polyurethanes and common 1,4-butanediol chain-extended MDI products. MDI polyurethanes based on PBA (M_n 2000) exhibit a glass transition temperature T_g of about −40°C independent of the hard segment content up to ∼50% hard segments. At higher hard segment contents increasing T_gs were observed. Polyurethanes, based on the shorter polyester soft segments PBA (M_n 1000 or 600), reveal an increase in the glass transition temperatures with growing hard segment content. The thermal transitions caused by melting of the MDI/BHHBP hard segment domains are found at 50 K higher temperatures in comparison with the analogous TDI products with mesogenic BHHBP/TDI hard segments. Shortening of the PBA chain length causes a shift of the thermal transitions to lower temperatures. Polarizing microscopy experiments indicate that liquid crystalline behavior is influenced by both the content of mesogenic hard segments and the chain length of the polyester. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

端羟基芳香酯二醇扩链的聚氨酯－酯的DSC研究

端羟基芳香酯二醇扩链的聚氨酯－酯的ＤＳＣ研究陈静，余学海，杨昌正（南京化工学院应化系南京２１０００９）（南京大学化学系南京２１００９３）关键词嵌段聚醚聚氨酯－酯，结晶性，微观相结构，差示扫描量热法，形态结构众所周知，聚氨酯嵌段共聚物是一类结构特殊、用...     

端羟基芳香酯二醇扩链的聚氨酯－酯的DSC研究

端羟基芳香酯二醇扩链的聚氨酯－酯的ＤＳＣ研究陈静，余学海，杨昌正（南京化工学院应化系南京２１０００９）（南京大学化学系南京２１００９３）关键词嵌段聚醚聚氨酯－酯，结晶性，微观相结构，差示扫描量热法，形态结构众所周知，聚氨酯嵌段共聚物是一类结构特殊、用...     

Microstructure and properties of polyurethanes derived from castor oil

The goal of this work was the synthesis of novel segmented polyurethanes with a high percentage of components derived from renewable sources. The soft segment was a polyol derived from castor oil and the hard segment structure was varied by means of different chain extenders, petrochemical-based 1,4-butanediol (BD) and corn sugar-based 1,3-propanediol (PD). The synthesis was carried out in bulk and without catalyst via a two-step polymerization varying hard segment ratio. Physico-chemical, mechanical and morphological characterization was performed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), atomic force microscopy (AFM), mechanical testing and termogravimetric analysis (TGA). Properties have been discussed from the viewpoint of hard/soft microdomain phase separation and also the hard segment nature and formed structure. An increase in hard segment content was accompanied by an increase in hard domain order, crystallinity, and stiffness. The hard segment structures, in addition to the elastic nature of soft segment, provide enough physical crosslink sites to impart properties ranging from elastomeric to rigid behaviour with the increase of hard segment content. Polyurethanes synthesized from bio-based chain extender showed a slightly lower crystallinity in the hard segment structure than that synthesized from BD as the chain extender. This lower crystallinity avoids strength concentrations at the soft/crystalline hard segment interface, thus improving the mechanical properties at high hard segment content. The slightly higher thermal stability observed for BD based polyurethanes is related with their more packed structures and crystallinity observed in the hard segment structure.     

Glass transition and melting behavior of poly(ether-ester) multiblock copolymers with poly(tetramethylene isophthalate) hard segments

The glass transition and melting behavior of poly(ether-ester) multiblock copolymers with poly(tetramethylene isophthalate) (PTMI) hard segments and poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO) soft segments are studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and small- and wide-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS). Thermodynamic melting parameters for the PTMI homopolymer are estimated by WAXS and from the dependence of melting point on crystallization temperature. The melting behavior of PTMI is characterized by dual endotherms which are qualitatively representative of the original morphology, although reorganization effects are present. The composition dependence of the glass transition temperature parameters after rapid quenching from the melt are well described by mixed phase correlations for copolymers in the range 30-100 wt% hard segment. Combined with SAXS characterization at melt temperatures, a single phase melt is suggested in these materials which extends to temperatures below the hard segment melting point. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Crystallization and melting behavior of the soft and hard segments in poly(ester-ether)s. II. Ethylene oxide-butylene terephthalate segmented copolymers

The crystallization behavior of a series of ethylene oxide-butylene terephthalate (EOBT) segmented copolymers with different soft segment molecular weight and hard segment weight content were examined by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and polarized microscope. Combined with the comparison with the crystallization behavior of ethylene oxide-ethylene terephthalate (EOET) segmented copolymers, it can be concluded that the crystallizability of both the soft segments and the hard segments in poly(ester-ether) segmented copolymers is much worse than those of the corresponding homopolymers due to the interactions between the soft and the hard segments. The crystallizability of the soft segments is mainly determined by the soft segment molecular weight, but is weakened by the hard segments. On the other hand, the soft segments have complicated influences on the crystallization of the hard segments. The melting temperatures of the hard segments change monotonically with the average hard segment length, but the corresponding melting enthalpies will reach a maximum at an intermediate soft segment molecular weight. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 2928–2940, 1999     

不同软段长度PBT-co-PBS-b-PEG嵌段共聚物的合成与表征

用熔融缩聚法合成了一系列具有不同软段长度的聚对苯二甲酸丁二酯 (PBT) co 聚丁二酸丁二酯(PBS) b 聚乙二醇 (PEG)嵌段共聚物 (PTSG) ,考察了PEG分子量 (Mn(PEG) )及PBS摩尔分数 (MPBS)对材料性能的影响 实验表明 ,随Mn(PEG)增加 ,缩聚反应时间延长 ,所得产物分子量均呈较为对称的单峰分布 ,多分散性指数小于 2 0 硬段序列结构分析显示 ,随MPBS 增加 ,PBT平均序列长度减小 ,而PBS平均序列长度增加 ,二者呈无规分布 .受组成及硬段平均序列长度变化影响 ,材料内部呈微观相分离状态 ,DSC曲线上可分别观察到软、硬段熔点及玻璃化转变温度 ;硬段熔点及结晶度随MPBS升高而降低 ,主要是受其平均序列长度变化及共晶作用所致 .材料断裂延伸率及降解速率均随Mn(PEG)及MPBS增加而增加 ,可见提高软段长度及降低硬段结晶度等均能有效改善共聚物高分子链的柔韧性及亲水性 ,赋予共聚物更好的降解性能 .     

Effect of Soft Segment Molecular Weight and 3-Methyl Side Group on Microstructural Separation in Polyurethane Elastomers

Abstract

The object of this study was to assess the effect of the chain length and of the pendant 3-methyl side group in the soft segment of polyurethane (PU) elastomers. In addition, the effect of annealing-quenching on the degree of microstructural segregation between the hard and soft segments was also investigated. The study employed electron spin resonance (ESR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Samples for ESR measurements were spin-labeled with the nitroxide probe, 4-hydroxy-2,2′,6,6′-piperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPOL), by reaction of an isocyanate group with the hydroxyl group of TEMPOL. The nitroxide label is therefore located at a chain end. The PU's were based on 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), poly(oxytetramethylene) glycols (PTMO), and hydroxyl-terminated random copolymers of tetrahydrofuran and 3-methyl-tetrahydrofuran (THF/Me-THF). Purified 1,4-butanediol (BD) was used as a chain extender. The elastomers made from higher molecular weight (MW) soft segments have better phase segregation than their lower MW counterparts. The 3-methyl side groups on the PTMO backbone have some effect on the arrangements of the two domains. ESR analysis indicated that the increase in the MW of THF/Me-THF decreased the degree of mixing between the hard and soft segments. In PU elastomers made from high MW soft segments, the presence of crystallinity was observed from the DSC measurements. The crystallinity of the soft segments was disrupted by the existence of the 3-methyl side groups.     

介观相分离对烯烃嵌段共聚物结晶动力学的影响

研究了介观相分离对烯烃嵌段共聚物(OBC)结晶动力学的影响.结果表明,OBC在保持介观相分离形态的情况下,结晶以三维生长的方式进行.原因可能是由于OBC的“相区溶合”造成的.OBC嵌段长度和嵌段数目存在一定的统计分布,其中某些较短的结晶性链段“溶解”于非晶区,这部分结晶性链段在结晶时起到了“传递”结晶的作用.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(dimethylsiloxane‐urethane) elastomers: Effect of hard segments of polyurethane on morphological and mechanical properties

A series of poly(dimethylsiloxane‐urethane) elastomers based on hexamethylenediisocyanate, toluenediisocyanate, or 4,4′‐methylenediphenyldiisocyanate hard segment and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) soft segment were synthesized. In this study, a new type of soft‐segmented PDMS crosslinker was synthesized by hydrosilylation reaction of 2‐allyloxyethanol with polyhydromethylsiloxane, using Karstedt's catalyst. The synthesized soft‐segmented crosslinker was characterized by FT‐IR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic techniques. The mechanical and thermal properties of elastomers were characterized using tensile testing, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and dynamical mechanical analysis measurements. The molecular structure of poly(dimethylsiloxane‐urethane) membranes was characterized by ATR‐FTIR spectroscopic techniques. Infrared spectra indicated the formation of urethane/urea aggregates and hydrogen bonding between the hard and soft domains. Better mechanical and thermal properties of the elastomers were observed. The restriction of chain mobility has been shown by the formation of hydrogen bonding in the soft and hard segment domains, resulting in the increase in the glass‐transition temperature of soft segments. DSC analysis indicates the phase separation of the hard and soft domains. The storage modulus (E′) of the elastomers was increasing with increase in the number of urethane connections between the hard and soft segments. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 2980–2989, 2006     

THERMALLY STIMULATED SHAPE MEMORY BEHAVIOR OF(ETHYLENE OXIDE-BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE)SEGMENTED COPOLYMER

The thermally stimulated shape memory behavior of ethylene oxide-butylene terephthalate (EOBT) segmentedcopolymers with different soft segment molecular weight and hard segment content was investigated. The deformationrecovery ratio R_f of the EOBT samples increases with the soft segment molecular weight and the hard segment weightcontent, while the average overall deformation recovery speed V_r increases with the hard segment content. The temperatureof maximum deformation recovery speed (T_M) is determined by the melting temperature of the soft segment crystals and thestability of the crystallized hard segment domains.     

Molecular mobility and crystallinity in polytetramethylene ether glycol in the bulk and as soft component in polyurethanes

We revisit molecular mobility and crystallinity in a series of Polyurethanes prepared with polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) with varying molecular weights as soft component, methylene diisocyanate (MDI) as diisocyanate component and butanediol as chain extender in close comparison to the properties of the respective macrodiols used as soft segments. Modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC) was utilized to study the glass transition and in detail crystallization and melting. Thermally stimulated depolarization currents (TSDC), and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) were used to investigate local dynamics, dynamic glass transition and indirectly, crystallinity and morphology. The dielectric data were evaluated through representation by contour plots in the Arrhenius plane. Glass transition temperature of the diols is practically unaffected by molecular weight due to H-bonding effect, while for the PUs it showed a decreasing dependence due to higher microphase separation. Results are also discussed in terms of fragility. Crystallization of PTMEG becomes more intense and stable with increasing molecular weight, while the reflection of its melting process on its dielectric response was also observed. A weak crystallization process in the Polyurethane with long soft segments was well resolved using MDSC. Evidence for the occurrence of spinodal decomposition before this crystallization was observed by means of DRS.