高性能长链支化聚乙烯制备的研究进展

长链支化聚乙烯（LCB-PE）在聚乙烯链上含有长链的支化结构,因此具有优异的流变性能,从而改善了聚合物的加工性能,这是其它结构聚乙烯所不能比拟的。长链支化聚乙烯的制备方法有辐照法、茂金属共聚法和聚丁二烯加氢法等,本文综述了各种方法的基本原理和优缺点。辐照法制备LCB-PE的优点是比较简便,容易实现工业化生产,但也有制备的LCB-PE结构不明确,高能辐照对设备要求较高的缺点。茂金属共聚法制备的LCB-PE结构较明确,制备过程较易控制,但由于茂金属催化剂的专利问题而不易推广。聚丁二烯加氢法制备的LCB-PE其主链长度、支链长度和支链密度都可控,但过程较复杂,成本高,不易推广。     

茂金属聚乙烯分子链流变学模型研究进展

茂金属聚乙烯的分子链长支化结构对其流变特性有重要影响，长支链可以使熔体弹性和剪切变稀效应明显增强。本文介绍了茂金属聚乙烯分子链模型建立的理论依据，从流变学角度综述了近年来茂金属聚乙烯分子链结构模型的研究进展，阐述了有关的长链支化结构模型及其与流变性能的关系。     

透明聚丙烯结构与性能研究

通过升温淋洗分级仪(TREF),核磁共振波谱仪(NMR)、凝胶渗透色谱仪(GPC)、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)等多种仪器分析设备对市场主导的茂金属共聚透明聚丙烯试样和普通齐格勒-纳塔(Z-N)催化剂生产的透明聚丙烯产品进行了剖析,从微观结构到聚集态结构的分析结果均表明,催化剂分子结构对聚合物分子链结构的影响颇为显著:单活性中心的茂金属催化剂生产的共聚产品具有相当窄的分子量分布,高刚性、低雾度。共聚少量乙烯单体就可以获得透明聚丙烯优异产品。TREF不同级份组成随温度的升高而呈现结构规整性提高的趋势。文章将茂金属催化剂和Z-N催化剂生产的透明聚丙烯产品进行了物理性能对比,采用茂金属催化剂合成的无规共聚聚丙烯产品其光学性能明显优于由Z-N催化剂合成的产品。     

茂金属聚乙烯的支化非均匀性与结晶形态

以美国Exxon公司生产的茂金属短支链聚乙烯 (SCBPE)为研究对象 ,用DSC热分级方法研究了不同支链含量聚乙烯的支化非均匀性 ,并用TEM表征茂金属聚乙烯在不同条件下熔体结晶的形态 .SCBPE经逐步结晶分级后 ,其DSC熔融曲线出现多峰 ,表明茂金属SCBPE仍具有很大的非均匀性 .支链含量愈高 ,熔点愈低 ,非均匀性增加 .SCBPE的晶体形态随平均支链含量的增加片晶厚度减小 ,片晶尺寸分布增加 ;含量较低时 ,SCBPE在不同温度下均生成球晶结构 .随结晶温度的降低支链含量较多的分子也能参与结晶 ,故生成的片晶厚度减小 .从相分离的熔体中结晶 ,大尺度的片晶集聚体间的分离和小尺度的片晶之间相分离同时存在 .     

高密度聚乙烯的熔融支化及其对性能的影响

在引发剂过氧化二异丙苯、二官能度单体新戊二醇二丙烯酸酯和自由基活性调控剂二甲基二硫代氨基甲酸锌的存在下,使高密度聚乙烯进行熔融支化反应.研究表明,转矩曲线上的反应峰顶对应最佳反应时间,由此获得了凝胶量低的长链支化高密度聚乙烯.熔融支化反应使聚乙烯的分子量分布变宽,其支化程度随单体含量的增加而增大,呈现出更加明显的剪切变稀行为;长链支化结构的引入使改性聚乙烯的结晶度降低,长支链的成核作用使起始结晶温度增加,球晶尺寸明显减小.改性聚乙烯的支化程度和大分子拓扑结构的变化对耐环境应力开裂性能的影响显著,当单体含量超过0.6 phr时,长链支化分子形态从类似不对称星形转变为梳形,使得高密度聚乙烯的耐环境应力开裂时间产生突变,达1000 h以上,同时强度、模量和冲击韧性均得到明显提高.     

高密度聚乙烯的熔融支化及其对性能的影响木

在引发剂过氧化二异丙苯、二官能度单体新戊二醇二丙烯酸酯和自由基活性调控剂二甲基二硫代氨基甲酸锌的存在下,使高密度聚乙烯进行熔融支化反应.研究表明,转矩曲线上的反应峰顶对应最佳反应时间,由此获得了凝胶量低的长链支化高密度聚乙烯.熔融支化反应使聚乙烯的分子量分布变宽,其支化程度随单体含量的增加而增大,呈现出更加明显的剪切变稀行为;长链支化结构的引入使改性聚乙烯的结晶度降低,长支链的成核作用使起始结晶温度增加,球晶尺寸明显减小.改性聚乙烯的支化程度和大分子拓扑结构的变化对耐环境应力开裂性能的影响显著,当单体含量超过0.6 phr时,长链支化分子形态从类似不对称星形转变为梳形,使得高密度聚乙烯的耐环境应力开裂时间产生突变,达1000 h以上,同时强度、模量和冲击韧性均得到明显提高.     

支化聚烯烃的合成研究*

本文综述了近年来以不同催化体系合成具有不同支化拓扑结构聚烯烃的研究进展。传统的方法主要是通过乙烯自由基聚合和前过渡金属催化剂催化乙烯与希小烯烃共聚来合成支化聚乙烯。其中,原位共聚法可合成得到具有不同支化度、不同支链长度的支化聚乙烯。新发展起来的后过渡金属催化剂,不仅可以催化单一乙烯合成出支化、超支化,甚至是树枝状等一系列不同拓扑结构的聚乙烯,而且可以催化乙烯与极性单体共聚得到末端功能化聚乙烯。     

基于Ziegler-Natta催化剂和ω-烯烃基甲基二氯硅烷共聚-水解化学制备长链支化高密度聚乙烯

由Ziegler-Natta催化剂所制备的高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)不含有长链支化结构,导致其加工应用性能受限.如何在Ziegler-Natta催化剂所制备的HDPE中引入长链支化结构,是烯烃聚合研究面临的长期挑战之一.本文报道通过ω-烯烃基甲基二氯硅烷共聚-水解化学,实现以Ziegler-Natta催化剂制备H型长链支化高密度聚乙烯(LCB-HDPE).以5-己烯基甲基二氯硅烷作为长链支化助剂,首先在Ziegerl-Natta催化剂催化的乙烯聚合中实现其与乙烯共聚,在聚乙烯分子链侧基上引入反应性二氯硅烷基团;聚合反应结束后对聚合物进行水处理,使近邻聚合物链上的二氯硅烷基团发生水解缩合反应,即制备H型LCB-HDPE.结果表明,Ziegler-Natta催化剂与ω-烯烃基甲基二氯硅烷共聚-水解化学的结合可实现LCB-HDPE的制备,长链支化密度可达0.15/1000C,而催化剂效率基本不受影响.所合成的LCB-HDPE的熔体流变学响应明显,随长链支化密度增加,熔体弹性增大,零切黏度提高,熔体强度和拉伸应变强化效应不断增强.同时,LCB-HDPE保持了高结晶性能,其熔点和结晶温度与线性聚乙...     

Ansa-茂锆催化剂对乙烯/1-辛烯共聚合研究

乙烯与α 烯烃共聚合可制得线性低密度聚乙烯等重要塑料产品．用茂金属催化剂与甲基铝氧烷（ＭＡＯ）助催化剂合成的乙烯／α 烯烃共聚物具有共单体分布均匀，分子量分布窄等特点，其性能比传统的Ｚｉｅｇｌｅｒ Ｎａｔａ催化剂体系所得共聚物优越．茂金属化合物的结构...     

4种低密度聚乙烯树脂的链结构及其性能

选用4种商品化的具有不同熔体流动速率的低密度聚乙烯(LDPE),利用高温凝胶渗透色谱仪(HT-GPC)、碳核磁共振谱仪(¹³C NMR)、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)和流变仪研究其链结构特点及其流变性能。 按照相对分子质量的差异分成两组,D-1和Q-1,D-3和Y-1,每组的两个样品具有相近的平均相对分子质量。 ¹³C NMR的结果表明,4种LDPE都既含有短链支化又含有长链支化,且短链支化含量均高于长链支化含量;而短链支化中丁基含量最多。 连续自成核退火热分级(SSA)结果表明,树脂中均含有不同长度的可结晶的亚甲基序列,即每种树脂分子链内的短链支化分布不均匀。 探讨了相对分子质量及其分布、亚甲基序列长度及其分布、支化含量、结晶度等因素对树脂熔融行为、流变行为和薄膜力学性能的影响,发现Q-1的低相对分子质量尾端和Y-1的长链支化含量均影响熔体流动速率,平均亚甲基序列长度决定熔融峰的位置,结晶度直接影响薄膜的力学性能。 基于上述结果,建立结构与性能的关联。     

Processability and Application of Metallocene Linear Low Density Polyethylene

1. The structure and feature ofm-LLDPE Due to having a kind of active site in metallocene catalyst, the rate of polymerization and insertion of comonomer are very uniform. Compared with conventional LLDPE, the structure of m-LLDPE has such features: (1) a narrow molecular weight distribution, about 2.0-2.5. The conventional LLDPE, however, has a wide molecular weight distribution, about 4.0-8.0, (2) the distribution of comonomer between different m-LLDPE molecular chain is very uniform, (3) the distribution of comonomer intermolecular-chain is very uniform.     

SEMI-QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF SEGMENT DISTRIBUTION IN LLDPE BASED ON THERMAL SEGREGATION

Based on successive multiple-step isothermal crystallization and self-nucleation annealing methods, a novel semi-quantitative method for the characterization of segment distribution in linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) wasestablished by treating the thermal analysis data using the Gibbs-Thomson equation. The method was used to describe thesegment distribution of Ziegler-Natta catalyzed LLDPE (Z-N LLDPE), metallocene catalyzed LLDPE (m-LLDPE) and twoconunercial LLDPEs with wide molecular weight distribution. The differences of the results obtained from the two thermallytreated samples were compared. The results of segmeni distribution of the polymers were discussed according to theirmicrostructure data and were compared with their characteristics. It can be deduced from the results that this characterizationmethod is effective to characterize the sequence structure of the branched ethylene copolymers.     

Studies of comonomer distributions and molecular segregations in metallocene-prepared polyethylenes by DSC

This paper is devoted to the study of crystallization and melting of two metallocene polyethylenes (m-PEs). A metallocene linear low density polyethylene (m-LLDPE) and a metallocene very low density polyethylene (m-VLDPE) were used consisting of 3.3 mol% butyl and 6 mol% ethyl branches, respectively. Several melt endotherms after stepwise crystallization revealed that the two m-PEs consisted of molecular fractions with different molecular weight and branch distribution. More segregation was observed for the m-VLDPE comparing with m-LLDPE. Using the relationships proposed by Hosoda, the short chain branching distribution (SCBD) and the average methylene groups in the lamella thickness were also calculated for the two polymers. These values were compared with the values obtained from theory of rubber elasticity. There was a very good correlation between the data.     

Metallocene ethylene-1-octene copolymers: Influence of comonomer content on thermo-mechanical, rheological, and thermo-oxidative behaviours before and after melt processing in an internal mixer

The influence of the comonomer content in a series of metallocene-based ethylene-1-octene copolymers (m-LLDPE) on thermo-mechanical, rheological, and thermo-oxidative behaviours during melt processing were examined using a range of characterisation techniques. The amount of branching was calculated from ¹³C NMR and studies using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) were employed to determine the effect of short chain branching (SCB, comonomer content) on thermal and mechanical characteristics of the polymer. The effect of melt processing at different temperatures on the thermo-oxidative behaviour of the polymers was investigated by examining the changes in rheological properties, using both melt flow and capillary rheometry, and the evolution of oxidation products during processing using infrared spectroscopy.The results show that the comonomer content and catalyst type greatly affect thermal, mechanical and oxidative behaviour of the polymers. For the metallocene polymer series, it was shown from both DSC and DMA that (i) crystallinity and melting temperatures decreased linearly with comonomer content, (ii) the intensity of the β-transition increased, and (iii) the position of the tan δ_max peak corresponding to the α-transition shifted to lower temperatures, with higher comonomer content. In contrast, a corresponding Ziegler polymer containing the same level of SCB as in one of the m-LLDPE polymers, showed different characteristics due to its more heterogeneous nature: higher elongational viscosity, and a double melting peak with broader intensity that occurred at higher temperature (from DSC endotherm) indicating a much broader short chain branch distribution.The thermo-oxidative behaviour of the polymers after melt processing was similarly influenced by the comonomer content. Rheological characteristics and changes in concentrations of carbonyl and the different unsaturated groups, particularly vinyl, vinylidene and trans-vinylene, during processing of m-LLDPE polymers, showed that polymers with lower levels of SCB gave rise to predominantly crosslinking reactions at all processing temperatures. By contrast, chain scission reactions at higher processing temperatures became more favoured in the higher comonomer-containing polymers. Compared to its metallocene analogue, the Ziegler polymer showed a much higher degree of crosslinking at all temperatures because of the high levels of vinyl unsaturation initially present.     

Metallocene ethylene-1-octene copolymers: Effect of extrusion conditions on thermal oxidation of polymers with different comonomer content

Metallocene ethylene-1-octene copolymers having different densities and comonomer content ranging from 11 to 36 wt% (m-LLDPE), and a Ziegler copolymer (z-LLDPE) containing the same level of short-chain branching (SCB) corresponding to one of the m-LLDPE polymers, were subjected to extrusion. The effects of temperature (210-285 °C) and multi-pass extrusions (up to five passes) on the rheological and structural characteristics of these polymers were investigated using melt index and capillary rheometry, along with spectroscopic characterisation of the evolution of various products by FTIR, ¹³C-NMR and colour measurements. The aim is to develop a better understanding of the effects of processing variables on the structure and thermal degradation of these polymers. Results from rheology show that both extrusion temperature and the amount of comonomer have a significant influence on the polymer melt thermo-oxidative behaviour. At low to intermediate processing temperatures, all m-LLDPE polymers exhibited similar behaviour with crosslinking reactions dominating their thermal oxidation. By contrast, at higher processing temperatures, the behaviour of the metallocene polymers changed depending on the level of comonomer content: higher SCB gave rise to predominantly chain scission reactions whereas polymers with lower level of SCB continued to be dominated by crosslinking. This temperature dependence was attributed to changes in the different evolution of carbonyl and unsaturated compounds including vinyl, vinylidene and trans-vinylene.     

On the effects of morphology and molecular composition on the electrical strength of polyethylene blends

The effects of morphology and molecular composition on the electrical strength of blends of linear and branched polyethylenes were investigated. A range of blend systems were considered, in which both the molecular mass of the linear polymer and the comonomer in the branched component were varied. All the blends contained 10% linear polyethylene and 90% branched polymer and, in each system, three crystallization procedures were employed to modify the morphology. Isothermal crystallization at 124 °C generally resulted in compact linear inclusions within a branched matrix; isothermal crystallization at 115 °C produced a space‐filling network of open, spherulitic structures; and quenching gave a banded spherulitic morphology. In these systems, the electrical strength, as measured by ramp testing, was dependent on the morphology of the material but was not influenced per se by significant changes in the molecular composition of the blend. The effect of crosslinking was also examined; the inclusion of a network did not, in itself, affect the breakdown strength or the morphology. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 2309–2322, 2000     

短链支化对低分子量聚乙烯结晶及熔融行为的影响

研究了金属茂催化的低分子量支化聚乙烯和线性聚乙烯的结晶及熔融行为 ,发现支化聚乙烯的结构与线性聚乙烯相同为正交结构 ,但晶格略有膨胀 .支链的存在对熔融行为影响不大 ,两种聚乙烯的熔点均随结晶温度的升高而非线性增加 ,表现出低分子量样品的共同特征 .但支链的存在对结晶行为却有很大的影响 ,主要是由于支链的存在降低了晶体的结晶速率从而影响结晶过程 ,使得低分子量的支化聚乙烯的结晶行为与高分子量线性聚乙烯的结晶行为相似而与低分子量的线性聚乙烯不同 .动力学分析表明 ,低分子量的支化聚乙烯的结晶生长方式的转变温度比同等分子量的线性聚乙烯降低了约 2 0℃     

Rheological investigation of the influence of molecular structure on natural and accelerated UV degradation of linear low density polyethylene

Metallocene and Ziegler-Natta (ZN) linear low density polyethylenes (LLDPEs) of different branch types and contents as well as linear high density polyethylene (HDPE) were exposed to natural and accelerated weather conditions. The degree of UV degradation of exposed samples was measured by rheological techniques and results were compared with unexposed polymers. Dynamic shear measurements were performed in an ARES rheometer in the linear viscoelastic range. The degree of enhancement or reduction in viscosity and elasticity was used as a measure of the degree of cross-linking or chain scission, respectively. The degradation results of LLDPE suggest that both cross-linking and chain scission are taking place. Chain scission dominated the degradation at high levels of short chain branching (SCB) and long exposure times. The degradation mechanism of m-LLDPE and ZN-LLDPE is similar; however, m-LLDPE showed a higher degradation rate than ZN-LLDPE of similar M_w and average SCB. ZN-LLDPE was found to be more stable than a similar m-LLDPE. Comonomer type had little influence on degradation. Dynamic shear rheology was very useful in revealing the influence of different molecular parameters and it exposed the degradation mechanism.     

不同分子量的高密度聚乙烯与茂金属线型低密度聚乙烯的相容性

采用动态流变学测试和结晶动力学的方法研究了两种分子量的高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)与茂金属线型低密度聚乙烯(m-LLDPE)共混体系的相容性.流变学研究表明,HDPE/m-LLDPE共混物在低ω区域lgG′-lgω关系曲线偏离线性规律,在熔融态为非均相体系.DSC分析发现HDPE/m-LLDPE共混物体系中HDPE的熔点随着m-LLDPE含量的增多而逐渐下降,说明HDPE与m-LLDPE二者具有机械相容性.当HDPE在m-LLDPE的熔体中等温结晶,分子量较高的HDPE结晶速率与纯HDPE相近,m-LLDPE的含量变化对Avrami指数n的影响不大;分子量较低的HDPE指数n和半结晶时间t1/2随m-LLDPE含量的增加逐渐增大,结晶速率随着m-LLDPE含量的增加逐渐下降,表明熔融态的m-LLDPE和HDPE存在着较强的分子间相互作用,二者具有一定的相容性.     

Effect of molecular structure on polyethylene melt rheology. I. Low-shear behavior

The melt rheological properties of both linear and branched polyethylene were investigated by use of narrow molecular weight distribution fractions and experimentally polymerized samples. Studies carried out in steady shear and in oscillatory shear yielded information concerning both the melt viscosity and the melt elasticity as a function of molecular structure, where the latter was characterized by various solution property techniques. The 3.4–3.5 power dependence of the low shear limiting viscosity on molecular weight was confirmed for linear polyethylene. The effect of long-chain branching on rheological properties was defined both at constant molecular weight and at constant molecular weight distribution and coupled with variation of molecular weight.