聚偏氟乙烯共混体系的压电性及其分子运动——聚偏氟乙烯-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯共混体系

本文研究了PVDF-PMMA共混体系的压电性及其分子运动.其松弛转变过程与PVDF-P(VDF-HFE)及PVDF-P(VDF-TFE)共混体系相似,压电性低于PVDF-P(VDF-TFE)共混体系.当PMMA含量为3％时,其压电性与PVDF的接近,而其退极化温度却高于PVDF以及上述二个含氟共混体系的薄膜,随着PMMA的增加,其压电性也随之减弱,这是由于非晶相中偶极子浓度降低之故.     

PMMA/PVDF共混对PVDF的β相构型影响的研究

采用溶液法制备了不同含量的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯/聚偏二氟乙烯(PMMA/PVDF)共混薄膜,利用傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射谱(XRD)、和差热分析法(DSC)对共混薄膜的结晶行为进行了分析。结果表明,共混物中PMMA的含量对PVDF的β相构型有明显影响:PMMA/PVDF=30/70共混物中β相含量最高。为提高PVDF薄膜的铁电性能提供了新的研究方法。     

聚偏氟乙烯共混体系的压电性及其分子运动

聚偏氧乙烯(PVDF)的压电效应近年来引起了人们的极大兴趣,为了探索PVDF共混体系中第二组分对薄膜压电性能的影响及开发新的压电材料,我们研究了PVDF的三个共混体系的压电性及其分子运动。这三个共混体系是: 1.PVDF+PMMA(聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯);2.PVDF+F₂₆(偏氟乙烯-全氟丙烯共聚物),3. PVDF+F₂₄(偏氟乙烯-四氟乙烯共聚物)。     

聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯改性碳纳米管及其在聚合物中的应用

本文利用引发剂偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)在碳纳米管(CNTs)表面引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)聚合,使CNTS表面接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA),提高CNTs与基体的界面粘结力,改善CNTs在基体中的分散状态。通过熔融共混法制备PVDF/CNTs和PVDF/CNTs-PMMA复合材料。结果表明改性后的CNTs在PVDF中的分散更好,PVDF/CNTs复合材料的导电逾渗阈值为0.7 vol%,PVDF/CNTs-PMMA复合材料的导电逾渗阈值为0.28 vol%,降低了60%。这表明通过对填料化学改性是一种降低复合材料逾渗阈值的有效方法。     

PA6/HIPS/PP-g-(GMA-co-St)反应共混体系的研究

通过扫描电镜、热分析、熔体流动速率、熔融扭矩和力学性能等测试方法研究了甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)和苯乙烯(St)多单体熔融接枝聚丙烯[PP-g-(GMA-co-St)]对PA6/HIPS共混物的熔融流变性能、结晶行为、相形态和力学性能的影响.结果表明,在熔融共混过程中,PP-g-(GMA-co-St)中的环氧基与PA6的端氨基原位生成的接枝共聚物有效地降低了共混物的界面张力,提高了共混物的界面粘着力,使共聚物的流动速率降低,熔融扭矩提高;PA6分子链的规整性降低,结晶完善性变差.在PP-g-(GMA-co-St)的质量分数为10%时,共混物分散相的尺寸明显减少,力学性能得到较大提高;其中冲击强度超过纯PA6,达到HIPS水平.通过反应共混,制备了力学性能均衡的PA6/HIPS/PP-g-(GMA-co-St)共混物合金.     

聚(L-丙交酯)/聚(DL-丙交酯)的结晶性能及相溶性

用共溶液沉淀法制备了聚 (L 丙交酯 ) 聚 (DL 丙交酯 )共混物 (PLLA PDLLA) ,然后用成纤模压法压制成3 2mm的棒材 .用差示扫描量热法研究了共混物的结晶性能和相溶性 .结果表明 ,PLLA组分在共溶液沉淀过程中可生成结晶 ,共混物中PDLLA含量直到 30 %时 ,PLLA组分的结晶熔融温度和结晶度与纯PLLA相同 ,但PDLLA含量为 5 0 %时 ,PLLA组分的结晶熔融温度和结晶度明显下降 .由于加工成型条件的不一致性 ,共混物棒材中的PLLA组分的结晶熔融温度和结晶度呈较大的分散性 .共混物从熔体降温 ,在其后的升温DSC扫描中出现分别相应于PDLLA和PLLA的玻璃化转变 ,表明PDLLA与未结晶的PLLA形成的非晶相是不相溶的     

热处理工艺对静电纺丝制备PVDF/PMMA复合膜的力学性能的影响

利用热处理工艺对静电纺丝制备复合膜聚偏氟乙烯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PVDF/PMMA)进行改性,研究不同温度与不同压力对复合膜力学性能的影响,并与商用膜Celgard 2400在力学性能、离子电导率、循环性能方面进行对比。结果表明:在温度145℃,压强0.05 MPa时,PVDF/PMMA复合膜的拉伸强度为19.0 MPa,是未加压处理时其拉伸强度的10倍;PVDF/PMMA复合膜室温下的离子电导率为1.180mS/cm,比商用膜室温下的离子电导率高出187%;由PVDF/PMMA复合膜组装的纽扣电池在0.2C倍率下的放电比容量为140 (mA·h)/g,在1C倍率下的放电比容量为130(mA·h)/g,与商用膜同倍率下的放电比容量相同;在5C倍率下PVDF/PMMA复合膜的循环性能更优。     

PDLLA-PCL共混材料的制备与性能

以聚乳酸(PDLLA)和聚己内酯(PCL)为原材料,采用熔融共混法制备PDLLA-PCL共混物。采用拉伸试验机、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、毛细管流变仪和原子力显微镜分别对共混材料的力学性能、热力学性能、流变性能和表面微观形貌进行了分析与表征。研究表明:随着PCL含量增加,共混物的柔韧性提高,拉伸强度逐渐降低,熔融峰向高温方向移动,熔融热焓和结晶热焓增加,表观黏度增大;PDLLA-PCL共混物制备的薄膜表面平整度优于PDLLA薄膜,当w(PCL)=30%时达到最好。     

聚左旋乳酸/聚氧化乙烯共混物的拉伸行为及结构转变

采用熔融共混方法制备了聚左旋乳酸(PLLA)和超高分子量聚氧化乙烯(PEO)共混物, 通过差示扫描量热(DSC)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和二维广角X射线散射(2D-WAXS)等方法系统研究了PEO的加入对不同温度下PLLA拉伸行为及拉伸过程中微观结构变化的影响. 结果表明, PLLA/PEO共混物为非均相体系, PEO粒子均匀分布在PLLA中形成两相结构. PEO的加入能够显著降低PLLA的玻璃化转变温度(T_g), 在25～60 ℃范围内显著提高PLLA的拉伸性能. 在60 ℃拉伸时, PEO的加入提高了PLLA在拉伸过程中的结晶和形变能力. 在80 ℃拉伸时, 共混物的拉伸断裂伸长率下降, 但共混物的结晶速度仍高于纯PLLA样品.     

离子液体增塑改性玉米淀粉/聚丁二酸丁二醇酯共混材料的结构与性能

为考察离子液体对淀粉/聚丁二酸丁二醇酯(PBS)的作用效果,降低淀粉/PBS的脆性,以离子液体(1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑氯盐[BMIM]Cl)作为增塑改性剂通过熔融共混法制备了玉米淀粉/聚丁二酸丁二醇酯(PBS)共混材料,采用红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电镜(SEM)、热重分析(TGA)、X射线衍射分析(XRD)及力学性能测试方法研究了[BMIM]Cl对淀粉/PBS共混材料结构和性能的影响.结果表明,[BMIM]Cl能与淀粉/PBS分子发生强相互作用,破坏淀粉/PBS共混物中原有的氢键与结晶结构,增强界面相互作用,改善相容性,进而改变淀粉/PBS共混材料的结构与性能;[BMIM]Cl的加入不影响淀粉/PBS的热稳定性,可使材料玻璃化转变温度(Tg)、结晶温度(Tc)、冷结晶温度(Tcc)及结晶度(Xc)降低.[BMIM]Cl具有显著降低淀粉/PBS脆性的作用,使其断裂伸长率大幅度增加,拉伸强度和弹性模量降低.     

Effects of partial replacement of silicone rubber with flurorubber on properties of dynamically cured poly(vinylidene fluoride)/silicone rubber/flurorubber ternary blends

Blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), silicone rubber (SR) and flurorubber (FKM) were prepared via peroxide dynamic vulcanization. The effect of FKM loading on the morphology, mechanical properties, crystallization behavior, rheology and dynamic mechanical properties of the PVDF/SR/FKM ternary blends was investigated. A “network” was observed in the PVDF/SR binary blends, which disappeared in the ternary blends, but a core-shell-like structure was formed. The mechanical properties were significantly improved. The Izod impact strength of PVDF/SR/FKM blend with 19 wt% FKM was 18.3 kJ/m², which was 3–4 times higher than the PVDF/SR binary blend. The complex viscosity and storage modulus of the PVDF/SR/FKM blends decreased with increasing FKM content, hence the processability was improved. The increase of FKM content seemed to show a favorable effect on the crystallization of the PVDF component. It promoted the nucleation process of PVDF, leading to increased polymer crystallization rate and higher crystallization temperature. The glass-rubber transition temperature of the PVDF phase moved to a lower temperature.     

Tough crystalline blends of polylactide with block copolymers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol

The effect of crystallinity of polylactide (PLA) on the structure and properties of tough PLA blends with PEG-b-PPG-b-PEG block copolymers was studied. PLA was melt blended with a set of the copolymers with varying ratio of the hydrophilic (PEG) and hydrophobic (PPG) blocks. Although the blend phase structure depended on the copolymer molar mass and PEG content, as well as on the copolymer concentration in the blend, crystallinity also played an important role, increasing the copolymer content in the amorphous phase and enhancing phase separation. The influence of crystallinity on the thermal and mechanical properties of the blends depended on the copolymer used and its content. The blends, with PLA crystallinity of 25 ÷ 34 wt%, exhibited relatively high glass transition temperature ranging from 45 to 52 °C, and melting beginning above 120 °C. Although with a few exceptions crystallinity worsened the drawability and toughness, these properties were improved with respect to neat crystalline PLA in the case of partially miscible blends, in which fine liquid inclusions of the modifier were dispersed in PLA rich matrix. About 20-fold increase of the elongation at break and about 4-fold increase of the tensile impact strength were reached at a small content (10 wt%) of the modifier. Moreover, crystallinity decreased oxygen and water vapor transmission rates through neat PLA and the blend, and the barrier property for oxygen of the latter was better than that of neat polymer.     

Surface characteristics and hemocompatibility of PAN/PVDF blend membranes

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was blended with polyvinylidine fluoride (PVDF) at various ratios and made into membranes. The hemocompatibility of the resulting membranes was evaluated based on human plasma proteins adsorption, platelet adhesion, thrombus formation, and blood coagulation time. The PAN/PVDF blends exhibited partial miscibility according to the inward shifting of their two glass transition temperatures. The microstructures of blend membranes examined using atomic force microscopy (AFM) indicated that the roughness increased with the PVDF content, and the phase separation was too severe to form a membrane when the PVDF content was more than 30%. The water contact angle of PAN/PVDF blend membranes increased with the PVDF content. By blending with 20 wt% apolar PVDF the adsorption of blood proteins could be reduced, and hence the platelet adhesion and thrombus formation was also reduced. However, when the PVDF content was 30 wt%, severe thrombogenicity was observed due probably to the more porous structure of blend membrane. These results demonstrated that the hemocompatibility would be improved for PAN/PVDF blend membranes with appropriate hydrophilicity and roughness. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

MISCIBILITY, CRYSTALLIZATION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PPC/PBS BLENDS

In this paper,melt blends of poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC)with poly(butylene succinate)(PBS)were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),tensile testing,wide-angle X-ray diffraction(WAXD),polarized optical microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis(TGA).The results indicated that the glass transition temperature of PPC in the 90/10 PPC/PBS blend was decreased by about 11K comparing with that of pure PPC.The presence of 10% PBS was partially miscible with PPC.The 90/10 PPC/PBS blend had better impact ==========and tensile strength than those of the other PPC/PBS blends.The glass transition temperature of PPC in the 80/20,70/30,and 60/40 PPC/PBS blends was improved by about 4.9 K,4.2 K,and 13 K comparing with that of pure PPC,respectively;which indicated the immiscibility between PPC and PBS.The DSC results indicated that the crystallization of PBS became more difficult when the PPC content increased.The matrix of PPC hindered the crystallization process of PBS.While the content of PBS was above 20%,significant crystallization-induced phase separation was observed by polarized optical microscopy. It was found from the WAXD analysis that the crystal structure of PBS did not change,and the degree of crystallinity increased with increasing PBS content in the PPC/PBS blends.     

Phase behavior of polymer/diluent/diluent mixtures and their application to control microporous membrane structure

Rechargeable battery separators containing controlled pores were fabricated via the thermally-induced phase separation (TIPS) process. Based on the idea that pores could be manipulated by controlling the liquid–liquid phase separation temperature in the TIPS process, phase boundaries of the polymer–diluent systems were controlled by using diluent mixtures. Phase behaviors of the polymer/diluent/diluent ternary blends consisting of polyethylene (PE) as polymer, and soybean oil (SBO) and dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as diluents were explored. PE/SBO and PE/DOP binary blends, and PE/SOB/DOP ternary blends exhibited typical upper critical solution temperature (UCST) type phase behaviors, and the phase separation temperatures of the PE/SBO blends were higher than those of the PE/DOP blends. When the mixing ratio of the polymer and diluent-mixture was fixed, the phase separation temperature of the PE/SBO/DOP blend initially increased with increasing SBO content in the diluent-mixture passing through a maximum centered at about 80 wt% SBO and decreased beyond this point. Furthermore, the phase separation temperature of the PE/diluent-mixture blend was always higher than that of the PE/SBO blend when the diluent-mixture contained more than or equal to 50 wt% SBO. To understand the observed phase behavior of the blends, thermodynamic analyses based on the lattice-fluid theory were performed. Larger pore membranes were fabricated from the blend when higher phase separation temperatures of the blend were exhibited.     

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.     

The supramolecular organization of PVDF lamellae formed in diphenyl ketone dilutions via thermally induced phase separation

The crystallization of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) during thermally induced solid–liquid phase separation leads to supermolecular structures in PVDF/montmorillonite (MMT)/diphenyl ketone dilutions with various poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) contents. The presence of MMT had a significant nucleation enhancement on the β-PVDF crystals along with the MMT surfaces, and subsequently the α-PVDF crystals formed between MMT layers. The mechanism of the PVDF crystallization in the dilution was studied by DSC, POM, FTIR, and SEM results. A small amount of PMMA incorporation (0.3 wt%) improved the dispersion of MMT in the mixture, leading to the highest nucleation effect on the PVDF crystals. This result proves that PMMA chains acted as a good interfacial agent for PVDF and MMT nanoparticles. A well-interconnected supermolecular morphology formed in the dilutions resulted in a higher tensile strength. When the PMMA content was over 1.5 wt% in the dilution, the excessive amorphous PMMA chains would hinder the crystallization of PVDF; subsequently, less interconnected PVDF lamellae structures lowered the tensile strength.     

Effects of compatibility of poly(l‐lactic‐acid) and thermoplastic polyurethane on mechanical property of blend fiber

Blending poly(l ‐lactic‐acid) (PLLA) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) has been performed in an effort to toughen PLLA without compromising its biodegradability and biocompatibility. The mixing enthalpy calculation of PLLA and TPU predicted that the blend was a thermodynamic miscible system. The viscoelastic properties and phase morphologies of PLLA/TPU blends were investigated further by dynamic mechanical analysis and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the blend was a partially miscible system. The dynamic mechanical analysis showed that T_g of PLLA and TPU shifted toward with TPU content increasing. Scanning electron microscopy photos showed that the morphologies of the blends changed from a sea island structure to a bicontinuous structure as an increment in TPU content, which suggested that the miscibility of PLLA and TPU was enhanced when the TPU increased. PLLA/TPU blend fibers were fabricated. With the TPU content increasing from 0 wt% to 30 wt%, the tensile strength and initial modulus of blend fibers decreased first then increased, while elongation at break and fracture work gradually increased. The change of tensile properties indicated the toughening effects of TPU on PLLA fibers, also suggested that the formation of blend fibers was influenced by the blend rheological behavior other than the compatibility. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rheology, morphology and mechanical properties of polyethylene/ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (PE/EVA) blends

Rheology, morphology and mechanical properties of binary PE and EVA blends together with their thermal behavior were studied. The results of rheological studies showed that, for given PE and EVA, the interfacial interaction in PE-rich blends is higher than EVA-rich blends, which in turn led to finer and well-distributed morphology in PE-rich blends. Using two different models, the phase inversion composition was predicted to be in 45 and 47 wt% of the PE phase. This was justified by morphological studies, where a clear co-continuous morphology for 50/50 blend was observed. The tensile strength for PE-rich blends showed positive deviation from mixing rule, whereas the 50/50 blend and EVA-rich blends displayed negative deviation. These results were in a good agreement with the results of viscoelastic behavior of the blends. The elongation at break was found to follow the same trend as tensile strength except for 90/10 PE/EVA blend. The latter was explained in terms of the effect of higher co-crystallization in 90/10 composition, which increased the tensile strength and decreased the elongation at break in this composition. The results of thermal behavior of the blends indicated that the melting temperatures of PE and EVA decrease and increase, respectively, due to the dilution effect of EVA on PE and nucleation effect of PE on EVA.