Improvement in Adhesion between Ethylene–Propylene–Diene Terpolymer (EPDM)-based Elastomer and Polyurethane Coating Using Epoxy–Polysulfide Copolymer As Adhesion Promoter

Epoxy–polysulfide copolymer as an adhesion promoter was added to ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer and the effect of maleation of terpolymer with maleic anhydride on its adhesion to polyurethane coating was studied. The results show that using epoxy-polysulfide copolymer as the adhesion promoter cause a significant improvement in adhesion of terpolymer to polyurethane coating. The contact angle of the water reduced from 88° for the unmodified terpolymer to 65° for the maleated terpolymer containing 10 phr of epoxy–polysulfide copolymer. Peel strength was also increased from 0.2 N/mm for the unmodified terpolymer to 1.12 N/mm for the above-mentioned modified elastomer. Effect of the composition of the polymer blends on the loss tangent and storage modulus was studied to evaluate phase separation and crosslink density. The improvement of adhesion to polyurethane occurred without phase separation, which was further confirmed by the results of the mechanical and morphological investigations.     

Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable materials： PDLLA-（MAh-Diol）n-PDLLA copolymer

The novel biodegradable copolymer PDLLA-(MAH-Diol)_n-PDLLAwith unsaturated bond was synthesized by copolymerizing lactide and prepolymer, which was prepared by the polycondensation of maleic anhydride and poly(ethylene glycol), using p- toluene sulphonic acid as catalyst. The new copolymer has improved hydrophilicity and fexibility. The structure and properties of the novel polymers were studied by FTIR, NMR, GPC-MALLS and DSC.     

大分子偶联剂马来酸酐-丙烯酸丁酯-苯乙烯三元共聚物的合成及其对纳米氮化铝的表面改性

采用自由基溶液聚合法合成了马来酸酐（MAn）-丙烯酸丁酯（BA）-苯乙烯（St）三元共聚物大分子偶联剂,并用其对纳米氮化铝（AlN）粉体进行了表面改性。通过GPC、FTIR、沉降实验、TGA、接触角以及TEM的分析表明,合成的大分子偶联剂,数均相对分子量在3 000~10 000之间,适于对纳米粉体进行包覆;单体投料摩尔比为１:１:５的MAn-BA-St三元共聚物大分子偶联剂对纳米AlN的改性效果最好,其化学利用率为52.5%,物理利用率为25%;改性后纳米AlN的表面自由能从879 J/M²降至221 J/M²,在苯乙烯中分散良好。     

Surface and bulk modification of ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer elastomer: Adhesion to polyurethane and mechanical properties

Effect of adding millable polyurethane as adhesion promoter to the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer as well as to the terpolymer modified by grafting of maleic anhydride on the adhesion between the terpolymer and polyurethane coating was studied. The results of peel test and water contact angle measurements showed that surface and bulk modification of terpolymer cause a significant improvement in its adhesion properties. The effect of the composition of the polymer blends on the loss tangent was studied to evaluate the extent of polymer compatibility and damping characteristics. Results demonstrated that modification of terpolymer with maleic anhydride can improve its compatibility with polyurethane, which was further confirmed by the results of the mechanical and morphological study.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Performance Evaluation of Polymeric HALS in Ethylene‐Propylene‐Diene Terpolymer (EPDM)

A polymeric hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), wherein the hindered amine functionality was attached to the maleic anhydride graft ethylene‐propylene‐diene terpolymer (EPDM) was synthesized. This involves photoinduced grafting of maleic anhydride groups on unsaturated sites of EPDM, followed by incorporation of amino terminated HALS. The grafting and functionalization reactions were characterized by FTIR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The surface changes upon degradation are studied by SEM. The photostabilizing efficiency of this polymeric HALS was studied and compared with conventional HALS under accelerated weathering conditions. The HALS grafted EPDM showed significantly improved photostabilizing efficiency.     

聚[N-(4-二甲氨联苯基)马来酰亚胺]单体的合成及其聚合

N-取代的马来酰亚胺是缺电子的负性单体[1],它很容易进行自由基聚合或共聚合[2,3],特别是能够与负性单体如丙烯腈共聚合[4].如果在缺电子的N-取代马来酰亚胺单体中引入给电子生色基团,即给电子生色基团与受电子基团于一体,能够表现出较好的光化学性能[5].本文中报道了聚[N-(4-二甲氨联苯基)马来酰亚胺]及其单体的合成,聚合物的光化学性能将在另文报道.     

光敏感三元共聚物的合成及溶液自组装

以一端为肉桂酸酯光交联基元、中间为聚己内酯长柔性链的甲基丙烯酸酯类大单体FM5C为第三单体,与马来酸酐(MAH)及苯乙烯(St)单体以AIBN引发共聚合,制备了光敏感三元共聚物P(FM5C-co-MAH-co-St).该三元共聚物可在选择性溶剂中形成纳米胶体粒子,并可先利用肉桂酸酯基元的光照交联作用使胶体粒子内聚合物交联,进而利用羧酸酐基元与2-氨基吡啶的室温氨解反应改变胶体粒子形态.用FTIR、GPC、1H-NMR等对该聚合物及其氨解产物进行了结构表征.用动态激光光散射(DLS)、透射电镜(TEM)、芘探针等技术研究了该聚合物胶体粒子微观形态、粒径与微环境在光照交联后及氨解后的变化.实验结果表明,P(FM5C-co-MAH-co-St)在选择性溶剂中可自组装成球形胶体粒子,肉桂酸酯光照交联作用使胶体粒子中的聚合物团聚得更加紧密,从而使其粒径更小、疏水区域更加集中;而进一步的室温氨解反应则使聚合物胶体粒子更松散、粒径变大.     

梳状P(MMA-co-MAh)-g-PEGME共聚物的合成及结构与性能

用自制的甲基丙烯酸甲酯和马来酸酐的共聚物P(MMA-co-MAh)为反应物,聚乙二醇单甲醚(PEGME)为接枝单体,合成了梳状P(MMA-co-MAh)共聚物多缩乙二醇酯(P(MMA-co-MAh)-g-MPEG).采用傅立叶红外光谱(FTIR)、核磁共振(NMR)13C谱、1H谱以及H,C-COSP谱对所合成的梳状共聚物结构进行表征;热失重分析(TGA)和示差扫描量热法(DSC)对所合成的共聚物的物理性能进行了分析.FTIR及NMR结果表明,聚乙二醇单甲醚通过酯化反应接枝到P(MMA-co-MAh)共聚物上,形成以MMA/MAh共聚物为主链,聚乙二醇单甲醚为侧链的梳状共聚物,其在马来酸酐上的接枝率大约为20%;热性能分析结果表明,合成的梳状共聚物热分解温度与共聚物P(MMA-co-MAh)的分解温度相差不大,接枝后的梳状共聚物也具有高的热稳定性,起始热分解温度在325.9℃左右,且该梳状共聚物具有两个玻璃化转变温度,一个是由于侧链的玻璃化转变引起的,温度为32℃左右;一个是主链的玻璃化转变引起的,温度为120℃左右.在主链玻璃化转变温度以下,侧链是可以移动的,有利于电活性物质和离子等在聚合物基体中的扩散和迁移.     

Functional films of maleic anhydride copolymers under physiological conditions

Reactivity and swelling of nanometer films of alternating maleic anhydride copolymers were investigated in dependence on the kind of comonomer and molar mass of copolymer in aqueous solution at pH 7.4 and pH 3.0 in order to reveal their characteristics under physiological conditions. Fully hydrolyzed (maleic acid) chains of the copolymers with styrene, propene, and ethylene comonomers covalently bound to SiO2 substrates showed a "mushroom" swelling behavior at pH 7.4 with a layer thickness scaling of N3/5. Decreasing the environmental pH was found to induce a comonomer-dependent shrinking or collapse of the immobilized polymers due to the change in ionization. From the swelling kinetics of non-hydrolyzed chains, the time constants and characteristics of swelling and anhydride hydrolysis were determined and found to depend on the type of comonomer. The short- and long-term swelling kinetics [l approximately t and approximately ln(t)1/2] were found to be in agreement with theoretical models of polymer swelling, while at intermediate time scales enhanced swelling was observed due to hydrolysis reaction of maleic anhydride groups. The findings elucidate the variety of properties of maleic anhydride copolymer films under physiological conditions, which can advantageously be applied for biofunctionalization of different templates.     

Investigation of phase morphology of incompatible polyethylene/nylon 6 blends containing EPDM-based functionalized compatibilizers

Graft copolymer and graft terpolymer were prepared by solution grafting of maleic anhydride (MAH) or acrylonitrile (AN) alone and mixture of MAH and AN on to ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer (EPDM) using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator. The resulting EPDM-g-MAH, EPDM-g-AN and EPDM-g-(MAH-co-AN) have been used to obtain a binary blend of Nylon 6/functionalized EPDM and a ternary blend of polyethylene/Nylon 6/functionalized EPDM by melt blending. The effects of the nature and the amount of the grafted species on the phase morphology, crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of the blends were characterized through scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and using a dynamic mechanical analyzer. From the morphological study, it can clearly be seen that the presence of the functionalized EPDMs in these blends resulted in an improvement of the dispersion degree in incompatible polyethylene/Nylon 6 blends.     

Synthesis and micellization of amphiphilic poly(sebacic anhydride)–poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(sebacic anhydride) block copolymers

Amphiphilic biodegradable block copolymers [poly(sebacic anhydride)–poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(sebacic anhydride)] were synthesized by the melt polycondensation of poly(ethylene glycol) and sebacic anhydride prepolymers. The chemical structure, crystalline nature, and phase behavior of the resulting copolymers were characterized with ¹H NMR, Fourier transform infrared, gel permeation chromatography, and differential scanning calorimetry. Microphase separation of the copolymers occurred, and the crystallinity of the poly(sebacic anhydride) (PSA) blocks diminished when the sebacic anhydride unit content in the copolymer was only 21.6%. ¹H NMR spectra carried out in CDCl₃ and D₂O were used to demonstrate the existence of hydrophobic PSA domains as the core of the micelle. In aqueous media, the copolymers formed micelles after precipitation from water‐miscible solvents. The effects on the micelle sizes due to the micelle preparation conditions, such as the organic phase, dropping rate of the polymer organic solution into the aqueous phase, and copolymer concentrations in the organic phase, were studied. There was an increase in the micelle size as the molecular weight of the PSA block was increased. The diameters of the copolymer micelles were also found to increase as the concentration of the copolymer dissolved in the organic phase was increased, and the dependence of the micelle diameters on the concentration of the copolymer varied with the copolymer composition. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 1271–1278, 2006     

Processing of high density polyethylene and poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends

Commercial grades of high density polyethylene, HDPE and waste poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET were melt blended over a wide range of compositions. Effect of ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, EAA, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, EVA and maleic anhydride grafted EVA as compatibilizers on rheology and mechanical properties of the blend was studied. EAA was found most suitable compatibilizer.     

The effect of crosslinked networks with poly(ethylene glycol) on sulfonated polyimide for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

To investigate the effect of crosslinking by a hydrophilic group on a sulfonated polyimide electrolyte membrane, sulfonated polyimide end‐capped with maleic anhydride was synthesized using 1,4,5,8‐naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 4,4′‐diaminobiphenyl, 2,2′‐disulfonic acid, 2‐bis [4‐(4‐aminophenoxy)phenyl] hexafluropropane and maleic anhydride. The sulfonated polyimides end‐capped with maleic anhydride were self‐crosslinked or crosslinked with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate. A series of the crosslinked sulfonated polyimides having various ratios of sulfonated polyimide and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate were prepared and compared with uncrosslinked and self‐crosslinked sulfonated polyimides. The synthesized sulfonated polyimide films were characterized for FTIR spectrum, thermal stability, ion exchange capacity, water uptake, hydrolytic stability, morphological structure, and proton conductivity. The formation of sulfonated polyimide was confirmed in FTIR spectrum. Thermal stability was good for all the sulfonated polyimides that exhibited a three‐step degradation pattern. Ion exchange capacity was the same for both the uncrosslinked and the self‐crosslinked sulfonated polyimides (1.30 mEq/g). When the crosslinked sulfonated polyimides with poly(ethylene glycol) were compared, the ion exchange capacity was decreased as 1.27 > 1.25 > 1.23 mEq/g and water uptake was increased as 23.8 < 24.0 < 24.3% with the increase in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate content. All the crosslinked sulfonated polyimides with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate were stable for over 200 h at 80 °C in deionized water. Morphological structure and mean intermolecular distance were obtained by WAXD. Proton conductivities were measured at 30, 50, 70, and 90 °C. The proton conductivity of the crosslinked sulfonated polyimides with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate increased with the increase in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate content despite the fact that the ion exchange capacity was decreased. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 1455–1464, 2005     

Bioengineering functional copolymers. III. Synthesis of biocompatible poly[(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐maleic anhydride)‐g‐poly(ethylene oxide)]/poly(ethylene imine) macrocomplexes and their thermostabilization effect on the activity of the enzyme penicillin G acylase

Stimuli‐responsive poly[(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐maleic anhydride)‐g‐poly(ethylene oxide)]/poly(ethylene imine) macrobranched macrocomplexes were synthesized by (1) the radical copolymerization of N‐isopropylacrylamide and maleic anhydride with α,α′‐azobisisobutyronitrile as an initiator in 1,4‐dioxane at 65 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere, (2) the polyesterification (grafting) of prepared poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide‐co‐maleic anhydride) containing less than 20 mol % anhydride units with α‐hydroxy‐ω‐methoxy‐poly(ethylene oxide)s having different number‐average molecular weights (M_n = 4000, 10,000, or 20,000), and (3) the incorporation of macrobranched copolymers with poly(ethylene imine) (M_n = 60,000). The composition and structure of the synthesized copolymer systems were determined by Fourier transform infrared, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, and chemical and elemental analyses. The important properties of the copolymer systems (e.g., the viscosity, thermal and pH sensitivities, and lower critical solution temperature behavior) changed with increases in the molecular weight, composition, and length of the macrobranched hydrophobic domains. These copolymers with reactive anhydride and carboxylic groups were used for the stabilization of penicillin G acylase (PGA). The conjugation of the enzyme with the copolymers significantly increased the thermal stability of PGA (three times at 45 °C and two times at 65 °C). © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 1580–1593, 2003     

Study of the Impact Resistance of Physically and Dynamically Vulcanized Mixtures of PP/EPDM

Physically and dynamically vulcanized (TPV) mixtures of polypropylene (PP) and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) are prepared by extrusion in order to improve the impact resistance of PP. To enhance the chemical compatibility and provide better interaction between the PP and EPDM in the physical mixtures, both polymers are modified with maleic anhydride (MAH) in solution using xylene as solvent and dicumyl peroxide (DCP) as initiator. The qualitative and quantitative determination of the degree of grafting is study by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and varying the amount of DCP and/or amount of MAH in order to determine the optimum amounts to obtain the highest degree of grafting. The effect of the relation of PP/EPDM, the amount of reinforcement filler and mix rate are studied for modified polymer mixtures (PP-g-MAH/EPDM-g-MAH). For the TPV of PP/EPDM the effects of amount and triallylisocyanurate (TAC) as coupling agent in presence of different amounts of DCP are studied. The physical mixtures of modified polymers prepared with a PP/EPDM ratio of 80/20 and the TPVs blends prepared with a PP/EPDM ratio of 70/30 and containing 15% filler at 60 rpm show the highest impact resistance. The impact resistance, melt flow index and hardness of the different mixtures are measured to determine their possible applications to prepare front panels and bumpers for automobiles by injection molding.     

Glass bead grafting with poly(carboxylic acid) polymers and maleic anhydride copolymers

Glass beads were etched with acids and bases to increase the surface porosity and the number of silanol groups that could be used for grafting materials to the surfaces. The pretreated glass beads were functionalized using 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) coupling agent and then further chemically modified by reacting the carboxyl groups of carboxylic acid polymers with the amino groups of the pregrafted APS. Several carboxylic acid polymers and poly(maleic anhydride) copolymers, such as poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), poly(methacrylic acid) (PMA), poly(styrene‐alt‐maleic anhydride) (PSMA), and poly(ethylene‐alt‐maleic anhydride) (PEMA) were grafted onto the bead surface. The chemical modifications were investigated and characterized by FT‐IR spectroscopy, particle size analysis, and tensiometry for contact angle and porosity changes. The amount of APS and the different polymer grafted on the surface was determined from thermal gravimetric analysis and elemental analysis data. Spectroscopic studies and elemental analysis data showed that carboxylic acid polymers and maleic anhydride copolymers were chemically attached to the glass bead surface. The improved surface properties of surface modified glass beads were determined by measuring water and hexane penetration rates and contact angle. Contact angles increased and porosity decreased as the molecular weights of the polymer increased. The contact angles increased with the hydrophobicity of the attached polymer. The surface morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and showed an increase in roughness for etched glass beads. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of poly(propylene carbonate)

Summary Thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide alternative copolymer, poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC), and the end-capped PPC with maleic anhydride were investigated by means of TG and DMA. A master curve of the storage modulus vs. frequency can be deduced from the isochronal curves. Physical parameters of both plain and MA end-capped PPC were discussed. The results showed that for maleic anhydride (MA) end-capping PPC, an improvement of its thermal stability and mechanical properties accompanied with some modifications of the viscoelastic behavior were obtained.     

RAFT radical copolymerization of beta‐pinene with maleic anhydride and aggregation behaviors of their copolymer in aqueous solution

RAFT copolymerization of beta‐pinene and maleic anhydride was successfully achieved for the first time, using 1‐phenylethyl dithiobenzoate as chain transfer agent in a mixed solvent of tetrehydrofuran and 1.4‐dioxane (1:9, v/v) at a feed molar ratio of beta‐pinene to maleic anhydride as 3:7, and the alternating copolymer was prepared with predetermined molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution. Furthermore, using former alternating copolymer as a macro‐RAFT agent, block copolymer poly(beta‐pinene‐alt‐maleic anhydride)‐b‐polystyrene was synthesized in a chain extending with styrene. Hydrolysis of this block copolymer under acidic conditions formed a new amphiphilic block copolymers poly(beta‐pinene‐alt‐maleic acid)‐b‐polystyrene whose self‐assembly behaviors in aqueous solution at different pH were investigated through SEM and DLS. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 1422–1429     

Synthesis of novel biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol) analogue:Water-soluble aliphatic polyester with pendant oligo(ethylene glycol) chains

A novel poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) analogue composed of aliphatic polyester backbone and pendant oligo(ethylene glycol) short chains is reported.The PEG analogue is a copolymer synthesized by ring-opening alternating copolymerization of succinic anhydride with 2-((2-(2-metho xyethoxy)ethoxy)methyl)oxirane.The structure of the copolymer was confirmed by ~1H NMR spectrum.The effects of the monomer feed ratio on the copolymerization were studied and the polymerization mechanism was given.The PEG analogue di...     

光敏感双亲性梳状SMA聚合物的合成及其胶束化

以含香豆素型苯乙烯类光敏单体(coumarin-containing styrene monomer, CS)与苯乙烯(St)、马来酸酐(MA)为反应单体, 以偶氮二异丁腈(AIBN)为引发剂制备了光敏感三元苯乙烯-马来酸酐共聚物(SMA)双亲交替聚合物P(St/CS-alt-MA), 再利用羧酸酐基元与正辛胺的室温胺解反应获得光敏感双亲性梳状聚合物P(St/CS-alt-MAA8). 用傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、1H核磁共振(1H-NMR)等对该双亲梳状聚合物进行结构表征. 通过香豆素基元的光二聚作用, 使梳状聚合物溶解在DMSO中进行光照预交联; 非交联与预交联聚合物分别在选择性溶剂中自组装形成胶束; 利用羧酸基元与NaOH的离子化作用改变聚合物胶束的亲疏水性质. 动态激光光散射(DLS)与芘荧光探针实验表明预交联聚合物胶束较非交联胶束粒径大, 负载芘的能力强; 离子化作用使聚合物胶束解离重组成粒径更小的胶束, 但预交联胶束较非交联胶束小, 离子化后胶束疏水微区更加紧密, 负载芘的能力也增大.