A crystalline paradise – three substances exhibiting the following crystallization modes: (1) conglomerate,kryptoracemic and unbalanced (2) conglomerate and kryptoracemic

The compound bis(ethylenediamine-N,N′)-(oxalato-O,O′)-cobalt biphenyl-4,4′-disulfonate hydrate, refcode TIQHOR, crystallizes with four Co(III) cations in the asymmetric unit. Another pair of compounds, rac-bis(ethylenediamine-N,N′)-(oxalato-O,O′)-cobalt(III) l-hydrogenaspartate, refcode VAGBOU, and tetra-ammine-(N-benzylethanediamine)-cobalt(III) trinitrate sesquihydrate, refcode ZIFHEB crystallize both as conglomerates and kryptoracemates. Their stereochemical characteristics are described, and the fact that they display more than one mode of crystallization in a single lattice, is illustrated numerically and visually.     

Transient and athermal effects in the crystallization of polymers. II. Nonisothermal crystallization

Nonisothermal crystallization of several polymers was investigated with differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy. The results indicated that as in the case of isothermal processes, crystallization starts with nucleation on noncompletely melted crystalline residues. It is assumed that if the crystalline residues are subcritical at melting temperatures, they can become stable by an athermal mechanism during cooling. There is also some contribution of nucleation on heterogeneities. The next mechanism of nucleation is a classical homogeneous process occurring by thermal fluctuations. The results showed the non‐steady‐state character of the nonisothermal crystallization of polymers. In the investigated range of cooling rates, the non‐steady‐state character of nonisothermal crystallization of polymers is dominated by the transient thermal effects. In the range of high temperatures, the transient homogeneous nucleation can be interpreted with the Ziabicki model, and the steady‐state rate determined from nonisothermal experiments coincides with the rate determined in isothermal crystallization. The athermal nucleation occurring at the beginning of crystallization from noncompletely melted aggregates seems to be independent of the applied cooling rate. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 68–79, 2003     

Kinetics of Nonisothermal and Isothermal Crystallization of Metallocene Polyethylene

Thedevelopmentofmetallocenecatalystsundoubtedlyrepresentsarevolutioninthepolyolefinbusiness.MetallocenePE(MPE)coverspolyethyleneswhichareproducedbymetallocenecatalysttechnology.EXXONChemicalCo.developedanewmeta-llocenepolyethylene-EXCEED'"PEin1991.Nowmoreandmoreeffortsarespentonthisinterestingproject.Uniformmolecularstructureandnarrowmoleculardistribution,makeMPEbetterphysicalpropertiesthanthoseofconventionalPE,andalsomakeitlowmeltstrengthandbadprocessability.Sotherelationshipbetween…     

高聚物结晶后期动力学过程的研究进展

回顾了描述高聚物结晶后期动力学过程的各种模型、方程以及数据处理方法，并就影响高聚物结晶后期动力学过程的某些因素进行了讨论。     

Kinetics analysis of the isothermal crystallization of Cu55Zr45 metallic glass by differential scanning calorimetry

The crystallization kinetics of Cu₅₅Zr₄₅ (at%) glassy alloy is studied under isothermal condition using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The plot of correlation between the crystallized volume fraction α and annealing time t shows a sigmoid-type curve, which is steeper with higher annealing temperature. Furthermore, in isothermal crystallization condition, local activation energy E_α values, determined using the Arrhenius equation, range from 181.1 to 187.8 kJ/mol, which is nearly a constant. The local Avrami exponent n(α) values, obtained by the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami equation, which range from 2.2 to 4.0 at different annealing temeperatures, which indicates that the crystallization mechanism is diffusion-controlled transformation. Moreover, n(α) becomes greater with increasing annealing temperature, which indicates that annealing temperature can affect nucleation rate and growth type.     

Kinetic study of the crystallization processes of some decorative ceramic glazes

A kinetic study of the crystallization processes was performed for some decorative ceramic glazes in the PbO-SiO₂-Na₂O-K₂O-CaO(BaO)-Al₂O₃-B₂O₃ system with addition of 10% TiO₂ and ZnO. The crystallization kinetics has been studied in non-isothermal conditions using DTA technique. The apparent activation energies of the crystallization processes were calculated using the Kissinger method. The main crystalline phase, which provides the decorative effect, is rutile. This has been identified by X-ray diffraction and it is clearly visible in the optical microscopy images taken in transmitted light, as needle-like or even prismatic crystals arranged in radial-fibrous aggregates.     

Enthalpies of crystallization of NaCl,KCl, LiCl·H2O,MgCl2 6H2O,CaCl2 6H2O and BaCl2·2H2O from aqueous solution at 298.15 K

The enthalpies of crystallization of NaCl, KCl, LiCl·H₂O, MgCl₂·6H₂O, CaCl₂·6H₂O and BaCl₂·2H₂O from aqueous solution were determined by means of different calculation methods on the basis of the earlier-measured differential and integral enthalpies of solution of the above salts. The obtained crystallization enthalpies are discussed and compared with the appropriate literature data.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Kristallisationenthalpien des NaCl, KCl, LiCl·H₂O, MgCl₂·6H₂O, CaCl₂·6H₂O und BaCl₂·2H₂O aus wässerigen Lösungen bestirnt. Es wurden vorher gemessene differenzierte und integrale Enthalpien von oben genannten gelösten Salze ausgenutzt, bei denen verschiedene Berechnungsmethoden angewandt wurden. Die gewonenen Kristallisationenthalpien wurden mit entsprechenden Literaturangaben erörtert und vergliechen.

     

Impact of Nanoscale Confinement on Crystal Orientation of Poly(ethylene oxide)

Using a layer‐multiplying coextrusion process to fabricate films with thousands of alternating polymer nanolayers, we report here a new crystalline morphology in confined polymer nanolayers and an abrupt transition in the crystallization habit. At higher temperatures, poly(ethylene oxide) crystallizes as large, in‐plane lamellae. A 5 °C change in the crystallization temperature produces an on‐edge lamellar orientation. The results point to a transition from heterogeneous nucleation to substrate‐assisted nucleation. This may be a general phenomenon that accounts for previously unexplained differences in the preferred chain alignment of confined polymer crystals.

     

异戊橡胶微观序列结构与结晶性能研究

天然橡胶特有的应变诱导结晶能力赋予其优异的力学性能.异戊橡胶作为唯一能够替代天然橡胶的合成橡胶品种,其应变诱导结晶能力受到关注.本文对3种异戊橡胶的微观序列结构进行了分析,并研究了其结晶性能.核磁分析结果表明:3种异戊橡胶的顺-1,4-结构含量差别不大;从1,4-结构单元的键接方式(序列结构)看,SKI-5和YS-IR分子链中顺-1,4-结构单元均以头-尾相接的方式沿分子链排列,不存在头-头键和尾-尾键接方式;SKI-3中约有0.4%~0.5%的1,4-单元采取头-头键接方式,约有0.3%~0.6%的1,4-单元采取尾-尾键接方式;根据定量计算结果,从分子链上1,4-结构单元的序列分布来看,SKI-3的规整性与SKI-5、YS-IR相近或略高.XRD研究结果表明:炭黑填充的天然橡胶硫化胶拉伸至400%以上时发生取向结晶;而炭黑填充的异戊橡胶硫化胶需拉伸至500%以上时才发生取向结晶.基本物理机械性能研究表明:3种异戊橡胶的性能相当,拉伸强度和撕裂强度明显低于天然橡胶;由于结构和组成上的差异,异戊橡胶的结晶能力较天然橡胶差.     

New Developments in Crystallization Processing

The intention of this work presented is to introduce new processing principles for the crystallization of watery or fatty phases in food systems, and in particular to quantify the process — microstructure — product quality relationships for such food systems. The crystallization processes demonstrated in detail are high shear crystallization (i), spray crystallization (ii) and spray powder based seed crystallization (iii). Crystalline, semi-crystalline and/or amorphous structures were analysed by calorimetric, mechanical/rheological and microscopical methods. Quality aspects of the final food products, which are related to the structure of the crystalline and/or amorphous components, were investigated additionally.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Crystallization kinetics of the monoclinic modification of poly(3,3-dimethyl oxetane)

Poly(3,3-dimethyl oxetane) fractions ranging in number average molecular weights from 18500 to 130000 have been isothermally crystallized from the relaxed melt state in the temperature range from 12 to 44 °C, where only the monoclinic modification is formed. The influence of molecular weight and undercooling in crystallization kinetics has been analyzed. The level of crystallinity is very slightly dependent on molecular weight but the influence of this parameter on the time scale of the crystallization is relatively pronounced. The crystallization temperature coefficient was determined and it was found a constant value of the product of the interfacial energies in the range of molecular weights which has been analyzed. Growth rate measurements were carried out for fraction ¯M _n=130000 and it was found that the temperature coefficients for overall and growth rates are equal. Finally, the comparison of the experimental results for this polymer with those reported for poly(oxetane) shows two main differences: first, the crystallization rate is slower for poly(3,3-dimethyl oxetane) and second, the temperature coefficient is smaller for this polymer.     

反式-/顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯共混体系的结晶动力学

采用差示扫描量热(DSC)法对反式-/顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯共混体系的等温及非等温结晶动力学进行了研究,分别采用Avrami方程和莫志深法对其动力学参数进行了解析.研究结果表明,在反式-/顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯共混体系的等温及非等温结晶过程中,顺式-1,4-聚异戊二烯(CPI)组分的存在会降低反式-1,4-聚异戊二烯(TPI)组分的结晶速率;在等温结晶过程中,CPI组分会提高TPI组分自身的结晶度;而非等温结晶过程中,CPI则提高了共混物中β晶型的相对含量.     

剪切流场诱导iPP等温结晶行为的研究

利用流变学方法研究了剪切诱导等规聚丙烯(iPP)的等温结晶行为.在稳态剪切流场作用下,结晶初期的法向压应力和粘度基本为一定值,一定时间后,会出现增大并迅速上升的现象.在高剪切速率下,与粘度相比较,法向压应力突变的时间要早;剪切速率减小,二者趋于一致;当剪切速率很低时,法向压应力的值很小且超出了仪器的量程,只有粘度的值是可信的.针对该现象提出了一种新的结晶速率表征法,即利用法向压应力和粘度二者中较早的突变时间表征结晶诱导时间(ton).诱导应变γ=.γ.ton,q是决定剪切影响结晶行为的一个无量纲参数,可以将不同温度下的结晶诱导时间曲线组合成一条主曲线.     

Effect of molecular weight and temperature on the isothermal crystallization of poly(oxetane)

Poly(oxetane) fractions ranging in number-average molecular weights from 7800 to 157000 have been isothermally crystallized in the temperature range from –50 to 19 C, using dilatometric and calorimetric techniques. In both cases, reproducible isotherms were obtained with an Avrami exponent equal to three. The crystallization rate against crystallization temperature presents a maximum at –30 C. The level of crystallinity changes with molecular weight and the influence of this parameter on the rate of crystallization is pronounced. The crystallization temperature coefficient was studied using nucleation theory and it was found an slight increase in the basal interfacial free energy for the lowest molecular weight fraction. For the analysis of the temperature coefficient at the higher undercoolings, different approximations for the free energy of fusion and the transport term have been considered. The conclusion of this analysis is that, independently of these approximations, the obtained temperature coefficients are the same.     

红外光谱法研究己内酯非等温结晶过程

红外光谱法研究己内酯非等温结晶过程;特征吸收谱带;结晶度;结晶速率     

Crystallization of polymers in oriented state

Summary Summarizing a number of experiments concerning crystallization of polymers in oriented state, and attempting to compare them with predictions of various theories one comes to the conclusion, that in many areas of the field the experimental results remain in qualitative agreement with theory. It is much difficult to find such agreement concerning quantitative aspects. The reason for that comes from both sides; experiments are usually made at conditions, which do not correspond to theoretical assumptions, and theories usually discuss particular models, which are not able to describe full variety of morphologies and situations occurring in reality.It is believed that measurements performed at constant stress will provide data, that could be used to verify some theories. Basing on these data, it should be also possible to predict behaviour in other, more complex conditions. This is the matter of practical importance, and finally it could give better insight into phase transition occurring in such processes like fiber spinning, film blowing or injection molding, at each of them the molecular orientation takes place.Also explanation of morphological peculiarities appearing in oriented crystallization, as well as deeper insight into crystallization mechanisms can be expected from this type of measurements.

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Fractionated crystallization of α‐ and β‐nucleated polypropylene droplets

A layer multiplying coextrusion process was used to produce multilayered polypropylene/polystyrene (PP/PS) films with various nucleating agents. When heated into the melt, the thin PP layers broke up into submicron PP droplets that exhibited fractionated crystallization. If the initial PP layers were 20 nm or less, the resulting droplets exhibited exclusively homogeneous nucleation. If a nucleating agent was added, the systematic departure from homogeneous nucleation provided insight into the nature of the heterogeneous nucleation. In this study, we used thermal analysis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and wide angle X‐Ray scattering (WAXS) to examine the effect of two nucleating agents. We confirmed with WAXS and AFM that a soluble sorbitol nucleating agent for the PP α‐form operates in three concentration regimes as proposed in a previous study. Morphologically, homogeneous nucleation of the submicron droplets produced a granular texture. The correlation length from small‐angle X‐Ray scattering (SAXS) suggested that the grains contained 1–3 mesophase domains. Drawing on classical nucleation theory, the critical size nucleus of an individual mesophase domain was estimated to be about 2 nm³, which was considerably smaller than the mesophase domain. This pointed to mesophase crystallization that included the processes of nucleation and growth. Additional experiments were performed with nucleating agents for the PP β‐form. However, they were not effective in nucleating crystallization of the droplets, presumably because they were essentially insoluble in PP and the nucleating particles were too large to be accommodated in the PP droplets. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2011     

Micro-Rheological Modeling of Flow-Induced Crystallization in Mixed Shear/Extensional Flows

Flow Induced Crystallization (FIC) is the common term to indicate the acceleration in polymer crystallization kinetics due to the action of flow. When modeling FIC, two major challenges are encountered. On the one hand, the model must be able to produce quantitative reliable results, while correctly describing the coupling between the intrinsic (quiescent) crystallization kinetics and the rheological response of the polymer. On the other hand, the model must be able to describe the complex kinematics taking place in real industrial processes. In this paper, we present the predictions of a recently proposed model for FIC in the case of a mixed flow, where both shear and extensional components are present at the same time. In particular, the effects of the overall flow intensity and of relative weight between shear and extension on the enhancement in nucleation rate are presented and discussed. Some guidelines for future development are also proposed.     

Controlling Protein Crystal Nucleation by Droplet‐Based Microfluidics

Herein, we demonstrate the potential of droplet‐based microfluidics for controlling protein crystallization and generating single‐protein crystals. We estimated the critical droplet size for obtaining a single crystal within a microdroplet and investigated the crystallization of four model proteins to confirm the effect of protein molecular diffusion on crystallization. A single crystal was obtained in microdroplets smaller than the critical size by using droplet‐based microfluidics. In the case of thaumatin crystallization, a single thaumatin crystal was obtained in a 200 μm droplet even with high supersaturation. In the case of ferritin crystallization, the nucleation profile of ferritin crystals had a wider distribution than the nucleation profiles of lysozyme, thaumatin, and glucose isomerase crystallization. We found that the droplet‐based microfluidic approach was able to control the nucleation of a protein by providing control over the crystallization conditions and the droplet size, and that the diffusion of protein molecules is a significant factor in controlling the nucleation of protein crystals in droplet‐based microfluidics.