由N—催化剂催化聚合的聚丙烯结晶行为研究

用小角X-射线散射法(SAXS),广角X-射线衍射法(WXAD)和差示扫描量热法(DSC)对由N-催化剂催化聚合的聚丙烯结晶行为进行探讨。发现这种聚丙烯结晶中有β晶型存在,且其含量随结晶时间增加而增加随结晶温度升高而降低;β晶含量增加,聚合物的长周期也会增加,β晶对长周期的影响比α晶更大。乙烯共聚改性后的聚丙烯因分子链规整性下降而阻止了β晶的形成。在熔融状态下结晶时,β晶的形成要求聚丙烯的分子链具有更高的规整性。这些实验结果均从分子链段结晶机理得到了解释。     

硅灰石填充聚丙烯复合材料性能的研究

本文研究了硅灰石填充聚丙烯(含乙烯22％)复合材料的热学、广角X-射线衍射和动态力学性质。复合材料中β晶含量随硅灰石含量增高而增加。试样的熔融及结晶行为表明,所有硅灰石填充试样均含有α和β两种晶型,4个结晶熔融转变;而未填充试样只有a晶型,2个结晶熔化转变。在DSC曲线上,β晶在升温过程中转变成α晶型。硅灰石填料对聚丙烯动态力学性能的影响表明,硅灰石起到了增强剂和β晶成核剂的双重作用,填料硅灰石已进入聚丙烯的结晶相。     

硅氧烷液晶共聚物作为β晶成核剂对等规聚丙烯结晶结构与形态的影响

采用广角X射线衍射(WAXD)与偏光显微镜(POM)等手段研究了硅氧烷液晶共聚物(LCP-O2)作为新型成核剂对聚丙烯(PP)共混样品结晶结构与形态的影响.结果表明,低浓度的LCP-O2在PP共混体系中起到异相成核的作用,使PP的晶核数目增多,球晶细化,并提高了结晶速度,同时也诱导出了β晶的形成.LCP-O2的成核效果主要依赖于其在PP中的相对含量、液晶的分子结构与结晶的热处理过程,且随着结晶温度或成核剂含量的增加,对应PP试样的β晶含量(Kβ)呈现先增加,后降低的趋势.当LCP-O2质量分数为1.0%,在130℃等温结晶1h,对应PP试样的Kβ最大,为58%.此外,属于单斜晶的α球晶呈现黑白颜色,晶束呈放射状生长,边界清晰;而属于三方晶的β球晶亮度要高于α球晶,其颜色艳丽多彩,束状晶片聚集体呈支化生长,内部排列比α晶疏散,边界相对模糊,且β晶与α晶的形态分别在157和171℃完全消失.     

β型聚丙烯注塑件的分层结构与力学性能

用X-射线衍射仪研究了不加和加成核剂形成不同晶型的三种聚丙烯注塑件的分层结晶结构,获得各层结晶度和β晶型含量(k_β)随皮芯距离的分布规律,测定了试件弯曲、拉伸和冲击性能。发现,纯等规聚丙烯试件主要含α晶型,皮层的结晶度和k_β低于芯层。加有α成核剂的试件仅含有α晶型,皮层的结晶度也低于芯层。加有β成核剂的试件主要含β晶型,皮层的结晶度和k_β值高于芯层。纯聚丙烯试件和β型为主的试件的分层结构中存在α晶和β晶间的转变。与α型聚丙烯相比,β型聚丙烯有较低的屈服强度,却有较高的抗张强度,显示很高的拉伸韧性和延展性,可明显提高室温以及玻璃化温度以下的低温抗冲击性能。     

聚丙烯/累托石纳米复合材料的非等温结晶动力学研究

在双螺杆挤出机上熔融共混制备了聚丙烯 (PP) 有机累托石 (OREC)纳米复合材料 ,采用广角X 射线衍射 (WAXD)定性地分析了PP OREC纳米复合材料及纯PP的结晶形态 ,由半峰宽定性地判断了对应晶面法向的晶粒的大小 .结果表明有机累托石没有改变聚丙烯的结晶晶型 (纳米复合材料主要还是α晶型 ) ,但是细化了晶粒的尺寸 .采用差示扫描量热法 (DSC)定量地研究了复合材料的非等温熔融结晶动力学 ,对所得数据分别用Jeziorny法的Mo法进行了处理 ,表明非等温结晶动力学参数Zc 及Avrami指数n随冷却速率的增加而增加 ,复合材料的Avrami指数n大于纯PP的n ;对相同配比的纳米复合材料 ,随着结晶度的增加 ,单位结晶时间里达到一定结晶度所需要的降温速率F(T)增大 ,对同一个设定的结晶度 ,纳米复合材料的F(T)比纯PP的小 ,说明需要的降温速率减小 .所有这些均说明有机累托石可作为聚丙烯的结晶成核剂 .     

多壁碳纳米管/聚丙烯复合材料的晶型及非等温结晶动力学

采用熔融共混法制备了多壁碳纳米管/聚丙烯(MWNT/PP)复合材料,利用X射线衍射法(XRD)、差示扫描量热法(DSC)分别研究了纯聚丙烯(PP)及MWNT/PP复合材料的晶型和非等温结晶动力学行为,并运用Mo法研究了纯PP及MWNT/PP复合材料的非等温结晶动力学行为。结果表明,多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)的加入使PP发生了由β晶型向α晶型的转变。MWNT在结晶过程中具有异相成核效应,提高了PP的结晶温度和结晶速率。MWNT/PP复合材料的结晶活化能均明显高于纯PP。MWNT的加入使PP在单位时间内达到一定结晶度所需的降温速率减小。     

聚丙烯催化合金(PP-c)的晶体结构及其影响因素

用差示扫描量热法(DSC)和广角X射线衍射(WAXD)研究了两种乙烯含量不同的聚丙烯反应合金(PP-c)等温结晶下的晶体结构及PPβ晶含量的影响因素.结果表明,在通常的等温结晶条件下,乙烯含量较高的试样(PEP40)的熔融曲线出现双熔融峰.WAXD分析证明,其熔融双峰分别代表均聚聚丙烯(PP)的α晶和β晶.计算结果表明,PEP40中β晶含量与结晶温度有关,124℃结晶时β晶含量最高.在220℃对PP-c熔体进行热处理可显著提高PEP40中β晶的含量;在相同温度下热处理后,较低乙烯含量的试样(PEP20)也出现晶型异构.比较200℃与220℃下热处理对PEP20等温结晶的结晶形态的影响,发现后者使微晶尺寸明显变小,并呈现较完善的β球晶形态.     

成核剂对聚丙烯及其共聚物的结晶行为和性能的影响

研究了成核剂1,3:2,4-对二乙基苄叉山梨醇(EDBS)对聚丙烯及其乙烯共聚物的结晶行为和结晶形态的影响,并对其薄膜进行了光学性能的表征.结果表明,添加少量(质量分数0.5%)的成核剂,使聚丙烯样品的结晶温度大大提高,结晶度明显增加.而对于乙烯共聚聚丙烯样品,添加少量(质量分数0.5%)成核剂,不仅使其整体结晶温度大大提高,结晶度增加,而且明显强化了低有序部分的结晶.少量成核剂的加入,使聚丙烯及其共聚物的球晶尺寸明显缩小,薄膜的透光性和雾度显著改善.     

聚丙烯β相结晶的研究

本文研究了冷却速率、结晶温度和熔体温度等因素对聚丙烯β相结晶得到的试样的熔融行为的影响。发现β晶型熔融峰的面积随冷却速率的降低或结晶温度的升高而增加。在低于300℃的温度下,熔体温度对聚丙烯的β相结晶无影响。300℃以上的高温破坏了聚丙烯β相结晶的晶核,冷却结晶时不再生成β相晶体。测定了α相及β相球晶在123—140℃的温度范围内线性增长速率,发现在140℃以下,β球晶的增长速率大于α球晶。研究了β相结晶动力学,发现聚丙烯β相结晶不符合Avrami方程,而要用不完全球晶结晶的动力学理论来描述。     

β成核剂修饰多壁碳纳米管增强聚丙烯纳米复合材料的分散及结晶行为

利用非共价键改性方法,用芳香二羧酸酰胺类的β成核剂(β-NA)改性多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs),采用溶液法制备了聚丙烯(PP)/β-NA-MWCNTs复合材料.通过广角X射线衍射(WAXD)分析了复合材料的结晶形态,结果表明β-NA-MWCNTs诱导聚丙烯生成大量β晶,同时提高了复合材料的结晶度.含5.0 wt％β-N...     

聚丙烯催化合金的结晶行为研究

近 1 0年来 ,Montell公司发展的聚丙烯催化合金 (Polypropylene catalloy,PP-c)技术受到广泛关注 .该技术采用具有特定结构的催化剂粒子 ,在适当的聚合条件下 ,得到具有一定大小、形状及内部形貌的聚合物粒子 .由 PP-c技术获得的材料性能可以在非常宽的范围内进行调节 ,其呈现出的高强度可以与工程塑料相比拟 ,柔性可以与聚乙烯相媲美 [1] .结晶性聚合物的结晶度、球晶尺寸等因素对其机械性能 ,尤其是冲击韧性具有重要的影响[2 ,3] .改性聚丙烯的结晶行为及其与物理机械性能之间的关系一直备受关注 .对于纯聚丙烯、聚丙烯与橡胶的共混物…     

不同分子量聚丙烯β晶相的形成

结晶速率;晶相转变;不同分子量聚丙烯β晶相的形成     

Crystal phases,structure, and orientation in isotactic polypropylene after isothermal crystallization under oscillatory shear as a function of nucleation agent

2D wide-angle X-ray diffraction (2D-WAXD) measurement was performed to investigate the effects of both oscillatory shear and the nucleating agent on the crystalline structure distribution and orientation of isotactic polypropylene (iPP). 1,3:2,4-bis(p-methylbenzylidene) sorbitol (MDBS) and 1,3:2,4-di(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS) can induce α-PP and β-PP simultaneously. The presence of MDBS (or DMDBS) and oscillatory strain (oscillatory frequency is fixed) exhibits a synergistic interaction on increasing the content of β-crystals of iPP. Under the oscillatory shear field at the fixed oscillatory strain, the β-crystal content and the orientation of iPP with and without MDBS (or DMDBS) change slightly with the increase of the oscillatory frequency. Comparing with MDBS (or DMDBS) nucleated iPP crystallization under shear field, the periodically changed flow direction of the oscillatory shear field leads to the shorter α-row nuclei, weaker orientation but more β-crystals of the nucleated iPP.     

Effects of polyamide 6 on the crystallization and melting behavior of β-nucleated polypropylene

Non-nucleated polypropylene alloy with polyamide 6 (PP/PA6) and β-nucleated polypropylene (β-PP)/PA6 alloy, as well as its compatibilized version with maleic anhydride grafted PP (PP-g-MA) were prepared with an internal mixer. In the all alloys, PP formed a continuous phase with a dispersive PA6. Effects of PA6 on the non-isothermal crystallization behavior, melting characteristics and the β-PP content of alloys were investigated by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). The results indicated that the crystallization temperature () of PP shifts to high temperature in the non-nucleated PP/PA6 alloys due to the α-nucleating effect of PA6. However, in the β-nucleated PP/PA6 alloys, PA6 hardly has an effect on the of PP. The β-PP content in the alloys not only depends on the content of the PA6, but also on the melting temperatures. It is proved by etching the alloys with sulfuric acid that the nucleating agent mainly disperses in the PA6 phase and/or the interface between PP and PA6 when blended at high temperature. Addition of PP-g-MA promotes the formation of β-PP in the β-nucleated PP/PA6 alloys. The increase in the PA6 content has a little influence on the of PP and the β-PP content in the compatibilized β-nucleated PP/PA6 alloys. The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of PP in the alloys was evaluated by Mo’s method.     

The β-nucleated ternary composites of polypropylene/nano-CaCO3/short poly(ethylene-terephthalate) fiber

A serial of β-nucleated polypropylene (β-PP)/nano-calcium carbonate (nano-CaCO₃)/ short poly(ethylene-terephthalate) (PET) fiber composites were prepared using extrusion blending. Maleic anhydride grafted PP (PP-g-MA) was used to modify the compatibility. The relationships among components, structure, and properties of the PP composites were studied. The results show that adding nano-CaCO₃ improved the mechanical properties of the materials. Adding PET fiber increased the rigidity and toughness but the tensile strength decreased. PP-g-MA modified the compatibility of the components of the composites. Both PET fiber and nano-CaCO₃ had nucleation effect on the PP crystallization and slightly induced the formation of β crystals. Ternary β-PP/nano-CaCO₃/PET fiber composites contained high β-crystal content, and the compatibilizer exhibited synergy effect with β nucleating agent to further increase the β-crystal content in the blends. Mo’s method could satisfactorily describe the nonisothermal crystallization behavior of ternary composites, whereas Jeziorny and Ozawa methods failed to do the same ideally.     

Preparation and crystallization of aluminum hydroxide-filled β-polypropylene composites

Aluminum hydroxide-filled polypropylene composites generally form α-crystal due to the strong heterogenous α-nucleation of filler. In order to utilize β-crystal PP with high toughness to prepare aluminum hydroxide-filled PP composites, the aluminum hydroxide-filled PP composites nucleated by calcium pimelate and PP composites filled by calcium pimelate-supported aluminum hydroxide were fabricated. The crystallization and melting behavior of filled composites were compared by differential scanning calorimetry. The influence of aluminum hydroxide contents on the β-crystal content in the filled PP composites was discussed. It is a novel effective method to prepare aluminum hydroxide-filled β-PP composites with calcium pimelate-nucleated aluminum hydroxide.     

Improved thermal oxidation stability of polypropylene films in the presence of β-nucleating agent

Thermal oxidation behavior of isotactic polypropylene (PP) films with and without nucleating agent was investigated at 100 °C in air. The crystal form of PP was modified with a specific aryl amide derivative as β-nucleating agent (β-NA). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), polarized optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and tensile tests were performed to determine the extent of chemical degradation and the variations of microstructure of the two kinds of PP films during thermal oxidation. It was found that the mechanism of thermal oxidation of PP films was not changed in the presence of β-NA, but the time to initiation and the rate of oxidation both declined. Moreover, during the thermal oxidation aging, the melting temperature of neat PP significantly decreased while only a slight decrease of the melting temperature occurred for β-PP. Overall, the investigation indicated that the thermal oxidative stability of β-PP was higher than that of neat PP. The underlying mechanism was further analyzed by considering the change in the physical structure, especially the crystalline and the amorphous structure, of PP in the presence of β-NA.     

Non-isothermal crystallization, melting behavior and polymorphism of polypropylene in β-nucleated polypropylene/recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends

β-Nucleated polypropylene (PP), non-compatibilized and compatibilized β-nucleated PP/recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (r-PET) blends were prepared on a twin-screw extruder. The compatibilizers were maleic anhydride grafted PP (PP-g-MA), glycidyl methacrylate grafted PP (PP-g-GMA), maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene-octene (POE-g-MA) and polyethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA-g-MA) elastomers. Effects of r-PET content, compatibilizer type and content, pre-melting temperature and time on the non-isothermal crystallization and melting behavior, and polymorphism of PP in the blends were investigated by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). DSC results show that the crystallization temperature of PP crystallized predominantly in β-modification was higher than that of neat PP. In the non-compatibilized blend, PP matrix crystallized mainly in α-modification even if r-PET content was only 10 wt%. However, PP-g-MA compatibilization made PP matrix crystallize mainly in β-modification, but PP-g-GMA, POE-g-MA and EVA-g-MA did not improve the β-modification content distinctly. The α-crystal melting peak temperature of PP decreased with increasing pre-melting temperature, but r-PET content, compatibilizer type and content as well as pre-melting time had no obvious effect on the melting temperature of PP. The increase in PP-g-MA content, pre-melting temperature and time was benefit for the formation of β-modification. It is suggested that the β-nucleating agent is encapsulated or dissolved in polar r-PET in β-nucleated PP/r-PET blend, addition of PP-g-MA to the non-compatibilized blend resulted in transferring β-nucleating agent from r-PET phase into PP phase, the increase in PP-g-MA content, melting temperature and time was benefit for transferring β-nucleating agent from r-PET phase into PP phase. The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of PP in the blends were evaluated by Mo’s method.     

聚丙烯的结晶形态调控与高性能化

聚丙烯作为目前最重要的通用塑料之一,对其进行高质化改性具有重大的现实意义.基于聚丙烯的同质多晶态行为,加入成核剂进行β结晶改性是改善聚丙烯韧性和热稳定性的有效方式.过去的研究主要关注结晶度、β晶含量等对性能的影响.而近年来我们提出通过调控聚丙烯的β结晶形态来实现其高性能化的新思路,并开展了卓有成效的研究工作:(1)利用小分子成核剂的溶解性及自组装影响聚丙烯的结晶行为,获得了如球晶、横晶、花瓣状晶等形态,实现了对β结晶形态的有效调控;(2)特定的结晶形态能够使聚丙烯的韧性显著增加,并且热变形温度进一步提高,证实结晶形态会对宏观性能发挥重要作用;(3)β结晶形态调控有利于获得更佳的成孔均匀性与高的孔隙率,对制备高品质锂电池隔膜有明显的指导意义.结晶形态调控可望成为实现结晶性聚合物高性能化与功能化通行的、高效的策略.