微孔发泡机理研究进展

微孔发泡塑料是一种泡孔直径在微米级的新型发泡材料。本文对微孔发泡机理的研究进展进行了综述,分别介绍了微孔发泡过程中聚合物-气体均相体系形成、气泡成核、气泡增长以及定型3个关键步骤机理的研究进展,阐述了其中的基本理论和模型,最后提出了机理研究中亟待解决的问题,并对微孔发泡机理今后的研究进行了展望。     

微孔发泡塑料的研究进展

综述微孔发泡塑料的制备方法,并简介其性能,应用前景和当前的研究方向。     

扁形毛细管区带电泳

本文提出用扁形毛细管替代圆形毛细管进行区带电泳,以便解决微孔圆管容量小、光路短,而大孔圆管径向温差大、电泳效率不高的矛盾.从理论和实验两方面对扁、圆两种管的效果进行了比较,证实扁管兼具了微孔圆管和大孔圆管的特长.同时还提出了塑料扁管的制作方法,并研究了此种管的热变形问题.     

开孔型聚合物微发泡材料制备技术

微发泡塑料是上世纪 80年代以后出现的一种新型材料 ,其特点是孔径小 (一般在 1 0 μm以下 ) ,分布均匀 ,泡孔密度非常高 (一般大于 1 0 9个 /cm3 )。目前微发泡塑料制备技术已经比较成熟 ,也得到了不同类型的商业化制品。聚合物微孔材料是一种功能性材料 ,相互连通的微观孔洞结构使其具有相当广泛的应用。本文介绍了目前几种微孔材料成型的主要方法 ,讨论了微发泡成型技术用于制备开孔型微发泡材料的必要性。对几种关于开孔型聚合物微发泡材料制备技术及研究方法进行了探讨 ,其分别是不相容聚合物共混、泡孔合并模型、熔融挤出发泡、开孔剂法和气体浓度阈 (值 )等方法。这些方法的微孔成型机理各不相同 ,所制备的材料微观结构也各有特点。文献分析表明微发泡方法用于开孔型微孔材料的制备是一种非常有前景的技术。     

超声幅照下ABS塑料表面的粗化研究

由于外层镀有金属的塑料制品兼有塑料及金属材料的优点,因而是一类具有广泛用途的新型复合材料。其中以金属化的ＡＢＳ塑料的应用最为广泛。＊＊Ｓ塑料金属化的方法很多,其中以电镀法最受重视ｌ‘］。为保证金属镀层与塑料表面具有良好结合力,使塑料表面形成四坑、微孔等均匀微观粗糙状态的粗化工艺是相当关键的步骤之一ｐ‘。现国内外广泛采用铬一硫酸混合液的化学粗化法,但该法对环境污染较大。随着环保要求的日益高涨,其它粗化法越来越受到人们的重视［’］。本文探索了利用超声波的空化效应来粗化ＡＢＳ塑料表面、为ＡＢＳ塑料的电…     

含金刚烷侧基聚芳醚酮微孔-超微孔泡沫材料的制备与表征

微孔塑料是指泡孔尺寸为1～10μm、密度为109～1012 cell/cm3的发泡塑料,独特的结构使其具有质量轻、高冲击强度、低传导率、隔音和隔热效果好等优越性能,具有广泛的应用前景,被誉为"21世纪的新型材料".聚芳醚酮具有很高的热稳定性,优良的电性能及机械性能,广泛应用于航空、航天、电子和核能     

工艺条件对 LLDPE/POE/CaCO3微孔膜的孔结构及防水透湿性能的影响

用拉伸致孔法制备了 LLDPE/POE/CaCO3防水透湿微孔膜,研究了拉伸倍数及体系组成对微孔膜的微孔结构及防水透湿性能的影响.用 SEM 对微孔膜的微孔结构进行考察,用压汞法对微孔膜的孔径及其分布和微孔的孔隙率进行研究.用静水压法及正杯法分别研究了微孔膜的防水和透湿性能.结果表明:拉伸倍数及 CaCO3用量对微孔膜的孔径、孔隙率及防水透湿性能有明显影响.     

微孔中简单流体扩散行为的分子动力学模拟研究

用分子动力学模拟方法研究了受限在微孔中的简单流体氩的扩散行为,考察了微孔类型、孔径、温度和密度对微孔中流体扩散系数的影响.研究发现,微孔中流体的扩散系数均小于体相流体,并且随孔径的减小而减小,同时沿孔道或狭缝方向的扩散系数分量远大于沿孔径方向的分量,并且流体在通道型微孔中的扩散系数小于在狭缝型微孔中的扩散系数,温度和密度也是影响微孔中扩散的重要因素.     

微孔-微孔复合分子筛的结构特征及应用

微孔-微孔复合分子筛是指两种(或多种)微孔分子筛的复合晶体,不仅具备单一分子筛的特性,而且由于复合过程中产生的结构畸变使其具有独特的孔道结构和酸性质,进而体现出优异的催化反应特性,成为当今分子筛领域的研究热点。微孔-微孔复合分子筛可分为共晶分子筛和共生分子筛两种,前者通过两种分子筛晶体的无限成分单元重排,有利于构成新的完整的晶体结构,后者则是两种分子筛共生长过程中得到的两相交错生长的复合体,产生微结构畸变和界面效应。本文对微孔-微孔复合分子筛进行归纳和分类,并系统介绍了微孔-微孔复合分子筛的研究进展,着重阐述了共晶分子筛和共生分子筛的合成与微结构特点以及在催化反应领域中的应用。     

微孔型聚丙烯腈固体电解质的结构与导电性能研究

用蒸汽相沉析法和液相沉析法分别制备了两类高孔隙率的聚丙烯腈 (PAN)微孔膜 .用扫描电子显微镜对微孔膜的形态进行了观察 ,发现前者为均匀的蜂窝状结构 ,而后者则具有不对称的三层次结构 .又用这两类微孔膜分别制备了两个系列的微孔型PAN电解质 .电性能测试表明前者的室温电导率较高 ,可以达到 4×10 - 3 S cm ,后者的电导率则相对较低 .微孔膜本身诸因素对微孔型PAN电解质电导率的影响顺序为微孔膜结构—孔隙率—微孔孔径     

用超临界CO_2制备微孔聚苯乙烯/热致液晶聚合物原位复合材料

微孔聚合物是80年代初发明的一种新型多孔材料,其特征为:泡孔直径1～10 μm,泡孔密度109～1012cells/cm3,相对密度0.05～0.95.具有缺口冲击强度高、韧性高、比强度高、疲劳寿命长、热稳定性高、介电常数低和导热系数低等优异性能.同时,制备微孔聚合物使用无公害、易回收的CO2和N2替代对臭氧层有害的氯氟烃(氟利昂)和易燃的碳氢化合物等作为发泡剂,是一种新型绿色材料[1].在微孔聚合物中使用超临界流体是90年代初提出的新方法[2～4],可缩短加工时间,同时制得泡孔直径更小、泡孔密度更大的微孔材料.目前研究中,对聚合物多相体系的研究报道很少,只有HIPS[5]、PE/iPP[6]和PVC/木纤维复合材料[7]等少数体系的报道,而聚合物多相体系的研究是材料科学的主要研究领域.可以预见,加入少量第二组分的共混物为基体的微孔材料可以达到更为优异的性能.本工作选择聚苯乙烯与热致液晶聚合物的原位复合材料为研究对象,采用超临界CO2快速降压法[3]制备微孔材料.在前期工作中,报道了该材料是一种综合了液晶聚合物的高强度和聚苯乙烯微孔材料轻质、高抗冲、保温隔音性能的具有仿生结构的新型复合材料[8].本文在此基础上,进一步研究热致液晶聚合物的加入对微孔结构的影响以及界面相容剂在微孔成型中的作用.     

超临界CO2在微孔聚合物制备中的应用

微孔聚合物是80年代初发明的一种新型材料,在90年代由于超临界CO2的使用而得到了很大发展,并被誉为“二十一世纪的新型材料”。本文介绍了微孔聚合物的基本制备方法、结构特点和性能,以及研究现状。特别介绍了在微孔聚合物制备中应用超临界CO2的优点,详细介绍了分步快速升温法、快速降压法和连续法的基本过程和研究成果,并对微孔聚合物的进一步发展进行了展望。     

微孔发泡聚合物基导电复合材料的研究进展

概述了用超临界流体作为物理发泡剂对聚合物基导电复合材料进行微孔发泡的基本原理,总结了聚合物基导电复合材料及其微发泡复合材料的几种导电机理,简要介绍了近年来微孔发泡聚合物基导电复合材料电学性能的研究现状。并从微发泡聚合物基导电复合材料的基体特性、所使用的导电填料类型、导电填料的含量、填料在基体中的分散方法及微发泡复合材料的泡孔形态等几个方面,分析了影响微孔发泡聚合物基导电复合材料电学性能的主要因素,并展望了新型微孔发泡聚合物基导电复合材料的研究和发展趋势。     

The processing-structure relationships in thin microcellular PET sheet prepared by compression molding

The microcellular foaming of a thin (100-250 μm) poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) sheet by compression molding is the focus of our investigation. A microcellular PET sheet can be successfully prepared by first preheating with a blowing agent matrix, then saturating the PET sheet by gas generated from the blowing agent decomposition, and lastly, applying a simultaneous pressure and temperature quench. Seven influencing microcellular structure factors were investigated systematically, namely the preheat time, saturation time, saturation pressure, the upper-plate temperature, the lower-plate temperature, blowing agent content, and PET sheet thickness. The relative importance of the individual processing parameters was determined. The results showed that saturation time, saturation pressure, and PET sheet thickness had a greater effect on the cell size and cell density, whereas saturation time, saturation pressure, and the upper-plate temperature were more important for the relative density. Also, the effects of saturation pressure and the upper-plate temperature on the microcellular structure in the microcellular PET sheet were explained by classical nucleation theory, and the effect of the PET sheet thickness on the microcellular structure was explained by the loss control of gas diffusion.     

Study on microstructure and mechanical properties relationship of short fibers/rubber foam composites

Research on short fibers/rubber foam composites is rarely found in the literature. In this paper, microcellular rubber foams unfilled (MF), strengthened by pretreated short fibers (MFPS) and untreated short fibers (MFUS) are prepared, respectively. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the three composites have been studied via scanning electron microscope (SEM) and mechanical testing, respectively. The SEM results show that both pretreated and untreated short fibers disperse uniformly in the composites and in bidimensional orientation. Moreover, the pretreated short fibers have much better adhesion with the rubber matrix than untreated ones. The experimental results also indicate that the introduction of short fibers is mainly responsible for the great enhancement of most mechanical properties of the microcellular rubber foams, and the good interfacial adhesion of the short fibers with the matrix contributes to the more extensive improvement in the mechanical properties. It is also found that the reinforcement effect of short fibers to compressive modulus strongly depends on the density of microcellular rubber foams, the orientation of short fiber and the deformation ratio. The compressive modulus of microcellular rubber foams at the normalized density less than 0.70 and beyond 0.70 is predicted by the modified Simple Blending Model and the Halpin-Kerner Model, respectively. The theoretically predicted values are in good accordance with the experimental results.     

Microcellular processing and relaxation of poly(ether ether ketone)

The semicrystalline microcellular closed‐cell foams are prepared by a two‐stage batch foaming process from poly(ether ether ketone) and characterized by scanning electronic microscopy. It can be observed that there are two kinds of cells with obviously different cellular sizes in the same transect and the distribution of larger cells (about 7 μm) looks like sandwich. The effects of foaming temperatures and transfer times on the cellular sizes and cell densities of porous materials were discussed. Particular emphasis was given to the effects of crystalline on the microcellular morphology. The relaxation mechanism of microcellular materials was systemically investigated by dynamic mechanics analysis. A plain on the storage modulus curve before T_g was observed due to the densification of cells. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 2890–2898, 2007     

Preparation and characterization of microcellular polystyrene/polystyrene ionomer blends with supercritical carbon dioxide

The preparation of microcellular polystyrene (PS), lightly sulfonated polystyrene (SPS), zinc‐neutralized lightly sulfonated polystyrene (ZnSPS), and blends of PS/SPS and PS/ZnSPS via supercritical CO₂ was carried out with the pressure‐quench process. Both higher foaming temperature and lower pressure result in larger cell sizes, lower cell densities, and lower relative density for microcellular ionomers and blends as for microcellular PS. The difference among various microcellular samples is the change of cell size with the sample composition. The cell size decreases in the sequence from SPS, through PS/SPS blends, PS and PS/ZnSPS blends, to ZnSPS. The diffusivity of CO₂ in samples also decreases in the sequence from SPS, through PS/SPS blends, PS and PS/ZnSPS blends, to ZnSPS. For this series of samples with similar structure and identical solubility of CO₂, the varying diffusivity is responsible for the difference of cell sizes. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 368–377, 2003     

Microcellular foams made from gliadin

We have generated closed-cell microcellular foams from gliadin, an abundantly available wheat storage protein. The extraction procedure of gliadin from wheat gluten, which involves only the natural solvents water and ethanol, respectively, is described with emphasis on the precipitation step of gliadin which results in a fine dispersion of mostly spherical, submicron gliadin particles composed of myriad of protein molecules. A dense packing of these particles was hydrated and subjected to an atmosphere of carbon dioxide or nitrogen in a high-pressure cell at 250 bar. Subsequent heating to temperatures close to but still below 100 °C followed by sudden expansion and simultaneous cooling resulted in closed-cell microcellular foam. The spherical gliadin templates along with the resulting foam have been analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) pictures. The size distribution of the primary particles shows diameters peaked around 0.54 μm, and the final foam cell size peaks around 1.2 μm, at a porosity of about 80 %. These are the smallest foam cell sizes ever reported for gliadin. Interestingly, the cell walls of these microcellular foams are remarkably thin with thicknesses in the lower nanometer range, thus nourishing the hope to be able to reach gliadin nanofoam.     

Fabrication‐controlled morphology of poly(butylene succinate) nano‐microcellular foams by supercritical CO2

Poly(butylene succinate) urethane ionomer (PBSUIs) foams with nano‐microcellular morphology were fabricated using supercritical CO₂ (sc‐CO₂) at different parameters. Effect of urethane ionic group (UIG) content (ranged from 1% to 5%) on the rheology and crystallization of PBSUIs were evaluated by intrinsic, dynamic rheological, X‐ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry measurements. The results show that the complex viscosity of PBSUIs vastly improved, while their intrinsic viscosity and crystallinity decreased. They also evidenced that CO₂ promoted the formation of crystallites in the amorphous and increased the X_c of PBSU and PBSUIs foams. Scanning electron microscope was employed to explore the influences of UIG content and foaming parameters on the morphologies of PBSUIs microcellular foams, and it revealed that UIG content was the dominated factor. The cell size and cell densities of PBSUIs microcellular foams were smaller than 5.0 micrometers and higher than 1.5 × 10¹⁰ cells/cm³, respectively, even foamed at diverse variations of foam temperature and pressure. Interestingly, PBSUIs with 3% and 5% UIG content achieved microcellular foams in nano‐cells, high‐stretched elliptical shape. The mechanism was ascribed that these PBSUIs with high melt viscosities could retard the CO₂ bubbles to merge during the foam process and induce the cells to stretch and orient in depressururization direction. This study proposed a novel method for fabricating PBS nano‐microcellular foams.     

The role of domain structure in the development of thermomechanical and fatigue properties of microcellular polyurethanes

The effect of the isocyanate index, which is the molar ratio NCO:OH, on the development of structural mechanical and fatigue characteristics of microcellular polyurethanes has been studied. The correlation between fatigue and mechanical characteristics of microcellular polyurethanes at an elevated temperature (100°C) has been established. Fatigue lifetime has been found to be proportional to the concentration of heat-resistant ordered domains of hard blocks, which was estimated by the DSC method.