介观相分离对等规聚丙烯/烯烃嵌段共聚物共混体系相容性的影响

研究了2种烯烃嵌段共聚物(OBC1和OBC2)与等规聚丙烯(iPP)的相容性,其中2种烯烃嵌段共聚物具有相近的软硬段组成,软硬段中辛烯含量接近,但分子量不同.通过对OBC线性黏弹性的研究发现高分子量的OBC1会发生较强的介观相分离,而在所研究的温度范围内,低分子量的OBC2保持均相.利用了液滴回缩和流变学的方法测量了2种iPP/OBC共混体系的界面张力,同时采用动态力学分析研究了共混物中组分玻璃化转变温度的变化,并通过自浓度模型估算了2种OBC与iPP互溶的溶解度.结果发现虽然OBC1与iPP的界面张力较高,但二者之间的相容性却优于OBC2与iPP的相容性,这很可能是OBC1分子量大,嵌段共聚物的强介观相分离所导致其与iPP相容性更好.对iPP/OBC共混体系结晶行为的研究也证实了相容性差异对共混物中等规聚丙烯结晶行为的影响.     

聚合物共混物的相容性及相分离

综述了聚合物共混物相容性和相分离的研究现状。介绍了聚合物共混物的相容性理论,影响相容性的因素及改善和相容性的方法和表征相容性的手段。聚合物共混物的相分离机理制约着材料的性能,旋节分离和成核－增长相分离分别形成不同的形态结构。旋节分离和成核－增长相分离所对应的动力学过程是不同的,散射光强与相分离时间分别满足指数和幂指数关系。     

多组分高分子体系动态流变学研究

根据动态流变学基本理论介绍了多组分高分子体系动态流变学行为,评述了动态流变学方法在研究高分子共混体系、嵌段共聚物体系、填充高分子体系及溶胶-凝胶体系的形态、结构方面的最新进展,认为动态流变学方法是研究多组分高分子体系形态与结构的一种有效方法.     

用Z-N催化剂分段聚合制备PP/EPR共混物的结构和形态特征

用Ziegler-Natta(Z-N)催化剂MgCl2/TiCl4/BMF-AlEt3(BMF代表内给电子体9,9-二甲氧基甲基芴),采用分段聚合的方法制备了PP/EPR原位共混物,通过改变乙丙共聚的时间调节聚合物中乙烯的含量.使用核磁共振(13C-NMR)、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、示差扫描量热分析法(DSC)、动态力学分析(DMA)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和偏光显微镜(PLM)等研究了聚合物的结构和形态特征.研究发现,分段聚合制备的PP/EPR共混物是一种包括丙烯均聚物、乙丙无规和嵌段共聚物在内的多组分混合物.动态力学的结果显示混合物中聚丙烯与乙丙无规共聚物的玻璃化转变峰出现了内移现象,说明两者呈现部分相容性.扫描电镜的照片表明了聚丙烯基体与乙丙无规共聚物分散相之间的相界面模糊,两相之间的相容性较好.随着聚合物中乙烯含量的增加,分散相出现明显的塑性变形,同时,聚丙烯的结晶形态也发生明显的变化,球晶的尺寸逐渐变小,同时球晶变得不完善.     

A/B/A-b-B/(A-b-B)4四元共混体系相行为的自洽场理论研究

为了模拟多组分高抗冲聚丙烯(HIPP)的相分离及其形态, 我们运用自洽场理论(self-consistent field theory, SCFT)研究了均聚物A/均聚物B/两嵌段共聚物A-b-B/交替共聚物(A-b-B)₄四元共混体系的相分离及形态演化, 着重讨论了各种组分的链长和含量对体系形成各种多层核壳结构的影响.     

聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯－聚四氢呋喃两嵌段共聚物／聚四氢呋喃共混体系的相容性和结晶行为

报道了对嵌段共聚物结晶型共混体系结晶行为的研究．通过对聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯－聚四氢呋喃两嵌段共聚物／聚四氢呋喃共混体系的研究，我们发现１．微相分离结构的存在，可使相容的这类体系形成多种特殊的结晶形态；２．共混体系的相容性可以方便地由其结晶行为来判断；３．共混体系中共聚物的结晶能力显著提高．这些特点都明显不同于一般的聚合物共混体系．     

高分子复杂体系的结构与流变行为

流变学测试对非均相体系的结构变化具有敏感响应,被认为是表征多相/多组分聚合物体系结构与性能极为有效的方法.本文主要依据作者及其合作者的工作,对近年来围绕非均相体系形态结构与流变响应所开展研究的最新结果进行了总结和评述,涉及LCST型高分子共混体系的相形态与黏弹松弛、嵌段共聚物的微结构与线性/非线性黏弹行为、聚烯烃剪切诱导结晶时间尺度与流变响应、填充聚合物体系的结构性能和流变行为.对多相/多组分高分子共混体系形态结构演变的特征流变响应的充分认识,将有助于优化非均相体系的形态结构与最终力学性能.     

聚二甲基硅氧烷/聚氨酯共混体系的增容作用(Ⅰ)

采用二甲基硅氧烷-b-乙二醇嵌段共聚物(DMS-b-OE)对聚二甲基硅氧烷/聚氨酯(PDMS/PU)共混体系的增容,重点研究了增容共混体系的微观形态结构和力学性能之间的关系。扫描电子显微镜、动态力学分析和力学性能测试结果表明:DMS-b-OE对PDMS/PU具有优良的增容作用,改善了PDMS/PU共混体系的相容性,提高了该共混物的力学性能。其抗张强度由3.4MPa提高到7.6MPa。     

高强超韧高密度聚乙烯/聚丙烯共混物性能与微相分离结构的研究

在常规注射过程中 ,难以获得超高性能的共混体系注射制件 ,已有的研究表明 ,采用高剪切注射 ,可以抬高共混体系的最低临界相容温度曲线 (LCST)的位置 ,增加相容性 .当熔体进入模具后 ,冷却的同时相容性下降 ,开始相分离 ,相分离程度发展到某一程度即可获得高性能的制件 .对于高密度聚乙烯 (HDPE)、聚丙烯 (PP)两组分均为结晶型聚合物的共混体系 ,由于其相形态与结晶形态相互制约、竞争 ,微相分离程度难以控制 ,因此对其液 液相形态与结晶过程的控制是获得共混物最终形态与性能的关键 .采用振动保压注射成型技术不仅对HDPE、PP各自力学性能有明显的自增强作用 ,而且对HDPE/PP共混体系的力学性能也有十分明显的改善 .DSC、WAXD、SEM结果表明共混体系拉伸强度的提高主要取决于试样中串晶数量和大分子链的定向程度 ,而冲击强度则主要取决于两组分微观的相分离程度 .研究结果表明 ,HDPE/PP含量为 92 / 8的试样拉伸强度为 97 1MPa,80 / 2 0试样的缺口冲击强度为 4 5 5kJ/m2 ,较静态试样分别提高 4 3倍和 9 5倍 .采用振动填充注射技术针对某一组分可以获得高强度、高韧性的共混制件 .     

SAN共聚物组成对PVC/ABS共混物相容性的影响

采用乳液聚合技术通过改变共聚单体的投料比(St/AN)合成了一系列不同AN结合量的ABS接枝共聚物粉料和SAN共聚物.将其与聚氯乙烯(PVC)和邻苯二甲酸二辛酯(DOP)熔融共混分别制得了PVC/ABS、PVC/SAN、PVC/ABS/DOP和PVC/SAN/DOP共混物,利用SEM、TEM和动态力学粘弹谱仪(DMA)对共混物的相容性和相结构进行了表征.结果发现,在PVC/ABS共混体系中,尽管改变接枝SAN共聚物的AN结合量,PVC和SAN共聚物均为不相容体系;在该共混物中引入增塑剂DOP后,虽然当SAN共聚物AN结合量小于23.4 wt%时,共混物在室温以上只存在一个tanδ峰,但形态结构研究结果表明共混物仍为不相容体系,共混物的相区尺寸明显地依赖于SAN共聚物中的AN结合量,当AN结合量为23.4 wt%时相区尺寸最小.     

多壁碳纳米管对环氧树脂/聚醚酰亚胺体系相分离的影响

通过溶液混合的方法制备了环氧树脂/聚醚酰亚胺(PEI)/多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)三元复合物,并使用扫描电镜(SEM)、原位红外分析(FTIR)、流变测试和非等温DSC等手段研究了MWCNTs的存在对体系相分离形貌和固化反应的影响.扫描电镜的结果显示,在固化后的样品中MWCNTs较均匀地分散在两相中.150℃下固化,不含MWCNTs和MWCNTs含量为0.75 pbw的体系相分离形貌呈海岛状结构,而进一步增大MWCNTs含量后相分离形貌呈双连续结构,且相区尺寸随MWCNTs含量的增加而减小.120℃下固化,不含MWCNTs和MWCNTs含量为0.75 pbw的体系相分离形貌呈双连续结构,而进一步增大MWCNTs含量后,体系相分离形貌呈相反转结构.FTIR和DSC的测试结果表明,MWCNTs表面的羟基对环氧树脂的固化反应起到催化作用,使得固化反应速度加快,反应活化能降低.而流变测试的结果表明,随着MWCNTs含量增加,一方面交叉跨越多个相区的碳纳米管使得体系黏度增大,对相分离起到了一定的抑制作用;另一方面使得体系凝胶化时间提前,导致体系相分离形貌被固定在相分离的较早阶段,起到有效调控相分离形貌的作用.     

EFFECT OF COMPATIBILITY ON PHASE MORPHOLOGY AND ORIENTATION OF ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE （IPP） BLENDS OBTAINED BY DYNAMIC PACKING INJECTION MOLDING

The effect of compatibility on phase morphology and orientation of isotactic polypropylene （iPP） blends under shear stress was investigated via dynamic packing injection molding （DPIM）. The compatibility of iPP blended with other polymers, namely, atactic polypropylene （aPP）, octane-ethylene copolymer （POE）, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber （EPDM） and poly（ethylene-co-vinyl acetate） （EVA）, have first been studied using dynamic mechanical analysis （DMA）. These blends were subjected to DPIM, which relies on the application of shear stress fields to the melt/solid interfaces during the packing stage by means of hydraulically actuated pistons. The phase morphology, orientation and mechanical properties of the injection-molded samples were characterized by SEM, 2D WAXS and Instron. For incompatible iPP/EVA blends, a much elongated and deformed EVA particles and a higher degree of iPP chain orientation were observed under the effect of shear. However, for compatible iPP/aPP blends, a less deformed and elongated aPP particles and less oriented iPP chains were deduced. It can be concluded that the compatibility between the components decreases the deformation and orientation in the polymer blends. This is most likely due to the hindering effect, resulting from the molecular entanglement and interaction in the compatible system.     

流变学方法测定共混物相图及其分辨尺度探讨

应用小振幅振荡剪切(SAOS)和小角激光散射(SALS)测定了苯乙烯-马来酸酐共聚物/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(SMA/PMMA)共混体系相分离温度,并分析了动态储能模量对频率响应的敏感程度以及不同测试方法在相分离判据方面的差别.认为前者是造成由不同的测试频率得到的相边界之间存在差异的原因,而SAOS与SALS得到的相边界不同则缘于后者;通过评估不同温度下分散相的尺度,发现选择合适的测试频率进行SAOS测试可以得到比SALS法更小的分辨尺度.     

Enhanced mechanics in injection molded isotactic polypropylene/polypropylene random copolymer blends via introducing network-like crystal structure

The crystallization behavior, rheological behavior, mechanical properties and microstructures of injection molded isotactic polypropylene(i PP), polypropylene random copolymer(co-PP) and i PP/co-PP blends were investigated. Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and dynamic rheological analysis illustrated that i PP and co-PP were compatible in the blends and co-PP uniformly dispersed in the i PP phase. Polarizing optical microscope(POM) was adopted to observe the crystal size and morphology evolution. The results of mechanical properties and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) indicated that the crystal size of i PP in i PP/co-PP blends(10 wt% co-PP + 90 wt% i PP and 30 wt% co-PP + 70 wt% i PP) radically decreased after the incorporation of co-PP. During crystallization, the molecular chain segments of co-PP could penetrate i PP spherulites and form a network-like crystalline structure. The network-like crystal structure could effectively transmit stress and consume more energy to overcome intermolecular forces to resist stretching. In this way, the strength would improve to a certain degree. The impact fracture mechanism of i PP/co-PP blends is quasi ductile fracture by multiple crazes. Our work discovered that the blends containing 10 wt% and 30 wt% of co-PP exhibited prominent toughness and reinforcement.     

Correlation between rheological behavior and structure of multi-component polymer systems

Rheological measurement has been an effective method to characterize the structure and properties for multiphase/multi-component polymers, owing to its sensitivity to the structure change of hetero- geneous systems. In this article, recent progress in the studies on the morphology/structure and rheological properties of heterogeneous systems is summarized, mainly reporting the findings of the authors and their collaborators, involving the correlation between the morphology and viscoelastic relaxation of LCST-type polymer blends, the microstructure and linear/nonlinear viscoelastic behavior of block copolymers, time scaling of shear-induced crystallization and rheological response of poly- olefins, and the relationship between the structure/properties and rheological behavior of filled polymer blends. It is suggested that a thorough understanding of the characteristic rheological response to the morphology/structure evolution of multiphase/multi-component polymers facilitates researchers’ op- timizing the morphology/structure and ultimate mechanical properties of polymer materials.     

STUDIES ON STRUCTURE AND PHASE BEHAVIOR OF MULTICOMPONENT POLYMERS THROUGH RHEOLOGICAL TESTS

Rheological measurement has been a preferred approach to the characterization of the structure and phase behaviors for multi-component/multi-phase polymer systems, due to its sensitive response to the changes of structure for these heterogeneous polymers. In the present article, recent progresses in the studies on rheology for heterogeneous polymer systems including phase-separated polymeric blends and block copolymers are reviewed, mainly depending on the results by the authors＇ research group. By means of rheological measurements, not only some new fingerprints responsible for the evolution of morphology and structure concerning these polymer systems are obtained, also the corresponding results are significant for design and preparation of novel polymeric structural materials and functional materials.     

制备方法对聚合物共混物相分离与黏弹弛豫的影响

采用小角激光光散射(SALLS)和动态流变方法研究了通过不同制备方法得到的等规聚丙烯/乙丙橡胶共混物(iPP/EPR)的相分离行为与黏弹行为.依据Cahn-Hilliard-Cook理论分析了熔融共混和溶液共混法制备的质量比为60/40和40/60的iPP/EPR共混物在恒温相分离早期的动力学,发现熔融共混iPP/EPR具有更大的表观扩散系数(Dapp).相分离中后期的实验结果表明,当相区尺寸增长程度相同时,熔融共混试样所用时间更短.表明熔融共混iPP/EPR试样具有更快的相分离速率.动态流变测试结果表明,与溶液共混相比,熔融共混试样具有更快的松弛速率.考虑到相分离过程实质是由高分子链的运动与扩散所控制,两种方法制备的iPP/EPR共混物相分离速率的差异应归于其分子链运动能力的不同.     

Structure and properties of propylene-ethylene block copolymers and the corresponding blends

Structure and properties of presumed polypropylene(PP)-b-polyethylene(PE) block copolymers (PPPE) and the corresponding blends (PP/PE) have been investigated by wide-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), torsional pendulum apparatus, and other techniques measuring mechanical properties. Crystallinity, morphological structure, and mechanical properties of the block copolymers and blends vary with the PP and PE compositions. Compared with PP homopolymers and PP/PE blends, PP and PE segments in PP-PE block copolymers have a reduced crystallinity, especially PE segments. An additional peak at about ?40°C is observed in dynamic relaxation spectra; substantially different morphology is revealed; and mechanical properties are greatly improved for the sequentially copolymerized PP-PE block copolymers, indicating the existence of PP-PE block structure.     

Rheological characterization of interfacial crosslinking in blends of reactive copolymers

The interfacial crosslinking reaction in molten blends of two functionalized ethylene copolymers was followed by rheological measurements. The blends were directly prepared in the rheometer. Due to the low melting temperature of the blend components, it was possible to carry out separately the mixing by steady shearing at low temperature, and the interfacial reaction followed by small amplitude dynamic measurements at higher temperatures. The influence of several parameters on the interfacial reaction was studied: the reaction temperature, the amount of shear during mixing, the blend composition and the compatibility and reactivity of the blend components.