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HIPS5]、PE/iPP6]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.

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROCELLULAR POLYSTYRENE/LCP in situ COMPOSITES BY USING SUPERCRITICAL CO2

Microcellular polystyrene/LCP in situ composites with cell diameter less than 4 μm are prepared by using pressure quenching after supercritical CO 2 saturating at 25?MPa, 80℃ for 6 h. Characterization of the microcellular structure of these blends is conducted to reveal the influence of LCP addition, LCP ratio and compatibilizer on the microcellular blends. The typical structure of these microcellular PS/LCP blends is that the microvoids only exist in the polystyrene phase. This structure results from the poor adsorption of supercritical CO 2 by LCP under the experimental conditions. The cell diameter of the microcellular blends is smaller than that of microcellular PS. An increase of cell size is also found from skin to core in microcellular blends. The microcellular blends with ZnSPS has larger cell size than those without ZnSPS, which is the consequence of the improvement of interfacial adhesion. It is because CO 2 could easily diffuse out through the gap between poor adhesion interface of blends without ZnSPS.