Thermal properties of poly(butylene oxalate) copolymerized with azelaic acid

Poly(butylene oxalate) (PBO) and poly(butylene oxalate/butylene azelate) random copolymers (PBOBAz) of various compositions were synthesized in bulk and characterized in terms of chemical structure and thermal properties. The thermal behavior was examined by thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. All copolymers were found to be partially crystalline and thermally stable up to about 290 °C. The main effect of copolymerization was a decrease in melting and glass transition temperatures with respect to PBO homopolymer. The pure crystalline phase characteristic of PBO was evidenced by means of X-ray measurements in all the copolymers under investigation. The fusion temperatures appeared to be well correlated to composition by Baur's equation.Amorphous samples were obtained after melt quenching and showed a monotonic decrease of glass transition temperatures as the content of the flexible butylene azelate units is increased. Fox equation described well the T_g-composition data. Lastly, the overall crystallization rate of PBO was found to decrease regularly with increasing butylene azelate unit content.     

Synthesis of PP-g-PIP and Properties of PP/PP-g-PIP Binary Blends

The polypropylene-graft-polyisoprene(PP-g-PIP) copolymers with different side chain length were synthesized by the combination of solid phase graft and anionic polymerization. The copolymers were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum(~1H-NMR), gel permeation chromatography(GPC) and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). Five PP/PP-g-PIP blends with PP-g-PIP as a flexibilizer to toughen PP were prepared and characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM), dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA), DSC, wide-angle X-ray diffraction(WAXD). Their morphologies, glass transition temperatures, crystallinity and mechanical properties were investigated. All the results pointed out that the covalent bonding of PP and PIP increased the compatibility and interfacial adhesion, which led to PIP well dispersed in the system and small size PIP particles in the binary blends. In addition, the toughness of PP was improved while its tensile strength slightly decreased.     

Molecular mixing of incompatible polymers through formation of and coalescence from their common crystalline cyclodextrin inclusion compounds

We describe the successful mixing of polymer pairs and triplets that are normally incompatible to form blends that possess molecular‐level homogeneity. This is achieved by the simultaneous formation of crystalline inclusion compounds (ICs) between host cyclodextrins (CDs) and two or more guest polymers, followed by coalescing the included guest polymers from their common CD–ICs to form blends. Several such CD–IC fabricated blends, including both polymer1/polymer2 binary and polymer1/ polymer2/polymer3 ternary blends, are described and examined by means of X‐ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and solid‐state NMR to probe their levels of mixing. It is generally observed that homogeneous blends with a molecular‐level mixing of blend components is achieved, even when the blend components are normally immiscible by the usual solution and melt blending techniques. In addition, when block copolymers composed of inherently immiscible blocks are coalesced from their CD–ICs, significant suppression of their normal phase‐segregated morphologies generally occurs. Preliminary observations of the thermal and temporal stabilities of the CD–IC coalesced blends and block copolymers are reported, and CD–IC fabrication of polymer blends and reorganization of block copolymers are suggested as a potentially novel means to achieve a significant expansion of the range of useful polymer materials. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 4207–4224, 2004     

Synthesis and thermal properties of side‐chain liquid crystalline poly[1‐({(4‐methoxyazobenzene‐4′‐oxy)alkyl}thio)‐2.3‐epoxypropane]s

A novel series of side‐chain liquid crystalline copolymers, i.e. poly‐[1‐({(4‐methoxyazobenzene‐4′‐oxy)alkyl}thio)‐2.3‐epoxypropane]s, were synthesised in which the number of methylene units in the alkyl group of the side chain varies from 3 to 6. The structures of compounds obtained were characterised by elemental analysis and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Thermal properties were investigated using polarising optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X‐ray diffraction analysis. The synthesised thiols and corresponding polyepichlorohydrin‐based copolymers exhibited thermotropic liquid crystalline behaviour and nematic phases with schlieren textures. The thiols have lower transition temperatures than the corresponding copolymers. In addition, the degree of substitution of the copolymers synthesised increased with an increase in number of methylenes in the side chain. The phase transition temperatures increased and the mesomorphic temperature ranges widened with the increasing degree of substitution of the copolymers.     

Phase behavior of crystalline blends of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and of random fluorinated copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene

In the present article, we investigate by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) the thermal behavior (melting, crystallization, and crystal–crystal transitions) far from equilibrium of blends constituted of two crystalline polymers. In particular, the following blends are examined: PTFE–PFMVE, PTFE–FEP, and FEP–PFMVE where PTFE is poly(tetrafluoroethylene), PFMVE is poly(tetrafluoroethylene‐co‐perfluoromethylvinylether), and FEP is poly(tetrafluoroethylene‐co‐hexafluoropropylene). The two last ones are random tetrafluoroethylene copolymers with small amounts of comonomer. Our results indicate that, under the experimental investigated conditions, the blends containing PTFE do not give cocrystallization on cooling from the melt, although under very rapid crystallization conditions, quenching, the presence of the copolymer would seem to slightly influence PTFE crystallization (lower peak temperatures are observed for the crystalline transitions and the melting with respect to those of the neat homopolymer). The behavior of the FEP–PFMVE blend is completely different; in fact, our results indicate the occurrence of cocrystallization, then miscibility in the crystalline phase, for almost all compositions and all investigated experimental conditions. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 679–689, 1999     

Studies on thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers. XV. Synthesis and properties of liquid crystalline copoly(imide-ester)s

Three series of the thermotropic liquid crystalline copoly(imide-ester)s were prepared by direct polycondensation. The first two series of the copoly(imide-ester)s were synthesized from N-(4-carboxyphenyl) trimellitimide with N,N-di(hydroxypropyl) pyromellitic diimide and various aromatic diols. The third series of copoly(imide-ester)s were prepared by N-(4-carboxyphenyl) trimellitimide with various imide-diols (methylene spacer = 2–6) and phenyl hydroquinone. The structures and thermal properties of the synthesized poly(imide-ester)s were examined by FTIR spectrum, wide-angle x-ray diffraction (WAXD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal optical polarized microscope, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effects of the structures of the aromatic diols on the thermal properties of the resulting copoly(imide-ester)s were investigated. It was found that most of the copoly(imide-ester)s possessed excellent mesophase stabilities and thermostabilities. The mesophase stabilities of poly(imide-ester)s decreased with the increase of the size of lateral group, and the mesophase range increased with the increase of the amount of PhHQ. No significant odd-even effects were observed between the methylene spacer lengths and transition temperatures. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

聚苯乙烯-b-聚2(5)-乙烯基对(间)苯二甲酸二钠嵌段共聚物的合成及其对PET结晶行为的影响

通过原子转移自由基聚合合成了线形及三臂聚苯乙烯-b-聚2(5)-乙烯基对(间)苯二甲酸二钠嵌段共聚物,通过凝胶渗透色谱、核磁共振和热失重表征证实得到了结构明确、分散度较窄的嵌段共聚物成核剂.采用熔融共混的方法制得聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)与成核剂共混样品.采用差示扫描量热仪与一维X射线衍射仪研究了PET及添加成核剂后...     

Optical adhesives based on blends of methylmethacrylate-co-glycidylmethacrylate copolymer and bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether

In pursuit of nonbirefringent optical adhesives, various copolymers of methylmethacrylate and glycidylmethacrylate (MMA-co-GMA) were synthesized and subsequently blended with bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether (EPON-828) epoxy prepolymer using acetone as a common solvent. Miscibility and optical properties of these adhesive blends were investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dielectric thermal analysis (DETA), and refractive index measurements. The increasing trend of the single glass transition temperatures of the copolymers as well as of their refractive indices with increasing MMA content suggests that these copolymers are probably of a random type. The adhesive blends, after curing with trimellitic anhydride (TMA), remained transparent, suggestive of a single-phase character. The complete miscibility of the adhesive blends made the refractive indices to be adjustable by simply varying the ratio of MMA-co-GMA copolymer in the blends. In addition, the positive and negative dielectric anisotropies (intrinsic birefringence) of the constituent molecules can be compensated fully in their cured states, thereby yielding significant reduction in the net birefringence in the blends of 50–80 wt % copolymer and a zero-birefringent optical adhesive at 60 wt %. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35: 1911–1917, 1997     

Crystallization-induced gelation of ethylene/1-butene copolymers over a wide crystallinity range

The crystallization-induced gelation from decalin solutions of a series of ethylene-butene random copolymers covering the range of crystal weight fraction 0.32–0.74 and having nearly equal molar weights has been investigated as a function of concentration. Swollen as well as dried gels have been characterized by means of differential scanning calorimetry, mechanical tests and scanning electron microscopy. The critical concentration for gelation is shown to be strongly dependent on the crystallinity of the polymers. On the contrary, the critical concentration for chain entanglement is quite invariant. A liquid-liquid phase separation phenomenon prior to the crystallization upon cooling is disclosed for the more crystalline materials. The better solubility of the co-unit rich copolymers is ascribed to a more favorable interaction parameter towards decalin with increasing co-unit content. Common aspects of the gelation process of the copolymers with that of atactic amorphous and isotactic semicrystalline polystyrene are discussed.     

VDF/TrFE共混物晶区相容性的热释电流研究

Ferroelectric blends of vinylidene fluoride（VDF）/ trifluoroethylene（TrFE）copolymer with different molar ratio of 56/44,60/40,63/37,67/33,70/30,73/27 and 77/23 were fabricated by casting from methyl ethyl ketone solution. Wide angle X-ray diffraction shows two peaks（17. 6o and 19. 5o）for all blends and copolymers,associating with amorphous region and（110）（200）reflections,respectively. It indicates that blending does not introduce any new crystal lattice. Analysis of differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）presents that the blends display the phase transition characters of both copolymers of 77/23 and 56/44. The blend components are immiscible in the crystalline phase. Thermally stimulated depolarization current of the blends exhibits the characters of both components at different polarization temperatures. In accordance with DSC results,it also proves that the crystalline phases of 56/44 and 77/23 are just independent. In addition,it is also proved that the space charge can stabilize the remnant polarization to some extent.     

可逆加成-断裂链转移方法合成两亲液晶嵌段功能大分子及其自组装的研究

采用可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)可控聚合反应方法,合成制备了一系列窄分子量分布、结构规整的两亲液晶嵌段功能大分子聚甲基丙烯酸亚己基胆固醇酯-b-聚甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯(PMA6Chol-block-PHEMA).运用核磁共振(NMR)、凝胶渗透色谱仪(GPC)、示差扫描热分析仪(DSC)和热失重分析仪(TGA)对制备所得两亲嵌段功能大分子的化学结构、热物理性能以及液晶相结构与转变温度进行了研究.在此基础上,采用纳米沉淀法研究了所得系列液晶嵌段功能大分子在混合溶剂中的自组装,制备得到微米尺度球形组装体.研究结果表明刚性胆固醇液晶共聚单元的存在对于溶液自组装产生重要影响.     

Mixtures poly((<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>)-3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(<Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-lactic acid) subjected to DSC

Blends of bacterial poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) synthesized by polycondensation of l-lactic acid or by ring-opening polymerization of l-lactide were studied. Miscibility was investigated through both conventional differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and temperature-modulated DSC (TMDSC). PHB and low-molar mass PLLA were miscible in a whole concentration range, and a single glass transition temperature was observed. On the other hand, PHB/high-molar mass PLLA mixtures phase separate, giving rise to two glass transition temperatures corresponding to PHB and PLLA. A treatment of blends at 190 °C leads to formation of block/multiblock/random copolymers, and blends become miscible.     

Calorimetric study of blends of poly(butylene terephthalate) and a liquid crystalline polyester

The thermal properties of solution-prepared blends of poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and liquid crystalline poly(biphenyl-4,4′-ylene sebacate) (PB8) have been studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The smectic-to-isotropic (s → i) transition of the mesomorphic component is observed at temperatures slightly increasing with the PB8 content, in the 270–280°C range; on cooling, the mesophase formation (i → s transition) takes place at temperatures that decrease markedly with decreasing PB8 content. The temperatures of the crystal-to-smectic and smectic-to-crystal transitions of PB8 are almost invariant with blend composition. The melting and crystallization temperatures of the PBT phase decrease on increasing the content of the liquid crystalline component. These results, together with those of isothermal calorimetry of both the crystallization of the PBT component and the mesophase formation of the PB8 component of the blends, indicate that the two polymers are not immiscible in the isotropic state. In this latter state, however, the two polyesters undergo transesterification, which can be followed through changes in the DSC scans. The effect of the thermal history on the properties of the blends has been studied with particular attention. Both the dynamic and the isothermal calorimetric measurements provide evidence of an increase of the degree of crystallinity of PBT on addition of the liquid crystalline component up to about 35–50% by weight.     

Synthesis and thermal behavior of new poly(ethylene terephthalate‐imide)s

Copoly(ethylene terephthalate‐imide)s (PETIs) were synthesized by the melt copolycondensation of bis(2‐hydroxyethyl)terephthalate with a new imide monomer, N,N′‐bis[p‐(2‐hydroxyethoxycarbonyl)phenyl]‐biphenyl‐3,3′,4,4′‐tetracarboxydiimide (BHEI). The copolymers were characterized by intrinsic viscosity, Fourier transform infrared, ¹H NMR, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis techniques. Although their crystallinities decreased as the content of BHEI units increased, the glass‐transition temperatures (T_g) increased significantly. When 5 or 10 mol % BHEI units were incorporated into poly(ethylene terephthalate), T_g increased by 10 or 24 °C, respectively. The thermal stabilities of PETI copolymers were about the same as the thermal stability of PET, whereas the weight loss of PETIs decreased as the content of BHEI units increased. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 39: 408–415, 2001     

Synthesis and properties of polysiloxane side chain cholesteric elastomers

The synthesis of new side chain cholesteric liquid crystalline elastomers containing the flexible non-mesomorphic crosslinking agent M-1 and the cholesteric monomer M-2 by a one-step hydrosilylation reaction is described. The chemical structures of the obtained monomers and network polymers were confirmed by ¹H NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. The mesomorphic properties and phase behavior were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The glass transition temperatures and isotropic temperatures of the mesomorphic elastomers decreased as the concentration of crosslinking units increased; in the mesomorphic region the liquid crystalline elastomers showed elasticity, reversible phase transitions and Grandjean texture. The flexible crosslinking agent did not disturb the cholesteric structure; moreover, it was beneficial for adjusting the helix of the cholesteric liquid crystalline polymers, and cholesteric elastomers P-6, P-7, show reversible selective reflection of visible light.     

Synthesis of PP-<Emphasis Type="Italic">g</Emphasis>-PIP and properties of PP/PP-<Emphasis Type="Italic">g</Emphasis>-PIP binary blends

The polypropylene-graft-polyisoprene (PP-g-PIP) copolymers with different side chain length were synthesized by the combination of solid phase graft and anionic polymerization. The copolymers were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum (¹H-NMR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Five PP/PP-g-PIP blends with PP-g-PIP as a flexibilizer to toughen PP were prepared and characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), DSC, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). Their morphologies, glass transition temperatures, crystallinity and mechanical properties were investigated. All the results pointed out that the covalent bonding of PP and PIP increased the compatibility and interfacial adhesion, which led to PIP well dispersed in the system and small size PIP particles in the binary blends. In addition, the toughness of PP was improved while its tensile strength slightly decreased.     

γ-辐射对聚丙烯及聚丙烯/聚乙烯共混物结晶熔融行为的影响

<正> 近年人们对于聚丙烯(PP)辐射效应的研究与日俱增,主要目的在于寻求增强PP辐射稳定性的有效途径。迄今为止文献报道的方法有:添加小分子游动剂(mobilizing addi-tives)、抗氧剂、多官能团单体等,笔者曾研究过不同晶型和含少量聚乙烯(PE)链     

DSC Studies of Thermally Induced Phase Separation of Hydrogen Bonded Polymer Blends

The thermally induced phase separation behavior of hydrogen bonded polymer blends, poly(n-hexyl methacrylate) (PHMA) blended with poly(styrene-co-vinyl phenol) (STVPh) random copolymers having various vinyl phenol contents, was studied by temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC).The enthalpy of phase separation was determined to be about 0.5 cal g^–1 for one of the blends. A phase diagram was constructed from the TMDSC data for one of the blends. The kinetics of phase separation was studied by determining the phase compositions from the glass transition temperatures of quenched samples after phase separation. Subsequently, the phase separated samples were annealed at temperatures below the phase boundary to observe the return to the homogeneous state.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Synthesis and properties of cholesteric liquid crystalline elastomers

The synthesis of new side-chain cholesteric liquid crystalline elastomers, containing the flexible non-mesogenic crosslinking agent M-1 and the cholesteric monomer M-2, is described by a one-step hydrosilication reaction. The chemical structures of the monomers and network polymers obtained were confirmed by FT-IR spectroscopy. Their mesogenic properties and phase behavior were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy, and x-ray diffraction measurements. The influence of the crosslinking units on the phase behavior is discussed. The network polymers showed elasticity, reversible phase transitions, and cholesteric Grandjean texture. The experimental results demonstrated that the glass transition temperatures and isotropization temperatures of network elastomers decreased as the concentration of crosslinking units was increased, but the cholesteric phase was not disturbed.     

Crystalline morphology and thermal properties for random copolyesters of (R)‐3‐hydroxybutyric acid with different hydroxyalkanoic groups

The solid‐state structures and thermal properties of melt‐crystallized films of random copolymers of (R)‐3‐hydroxybutyric acid (3HB) with different hydroxyalkanoic acids such as (R)‐3‐hydroxypentanoic acid (3HV), (R)‐3‐hydroxyhexanoic acid (3HH), medium‐chain‐length (R)‐3‐hydroxyalkanoic acids (mcl‐3HA; C8‐C12), 4‐hydroxybutyric acid (4HB), and 6‐hydroxyhexanoic acid (6HH) were characterized by means of small‐angle X‐ray scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and optical microscopy. The randomly distributed second monomer units except for 3HV in copolyesters act as defects of P(3HB) crystal and are excluded from the P(3HB) crystalline lamellae. The lamellar thickness of copolymers decreased with an increase in either the main‐chain or the side‐chain carbon numbers of second monomer units. In addition, the growth rate of spherulites decreased with an increase in the carbon numbers of second monomer units for copolymers with an identical comonomer composition. These results indicate that the steric bulkiness of second monomer unit affects on the crystallization of 3HB segments in random copolyesters.