制备方法对iPP/EPR合金晶相结构的影响

用示差扫描量热仪(DSC)和广角X射线衍射仪(WAXD)研究了溶液共混法和熔融共混法制备的等规聚丙烯/二元乙丙橡胶(iPP/EPR)(85:15,W/W)合金的晶相结构.发现溶液共混法制得的iPP/EPR合金晶相中仅存在α-iPP,而熔融共混样品中则同时生成了α-iPP和β-iPP.这一结果表明,EPR并不是iPP/EPR合金中β-iPP生成的关键因素.考察了结晶温度和熔体热处理对iPP/EPR合金晶相结构的影响,发现通常的热处理并不能消除合金中β-iPP的生成.     

含原位聚合物核壳粒子聚丙烯共混物的流变学研究

制备了含原位聚合物核壳粒子的聚丙烯/乙丙橡胶/高密度聚乙烯(PP/EPR/HDPE)共混物,并通过动态流变方法对其熔体结构稳定性进行了研究.动态时间扫描结果表明,PP/EPR/HDPE共混物具有较好的热稳定性.动态频率扫描结果表明,当EPR含量较低时,共混物中聚合物核壳粒子分散相的存在导致体系的长时松弛行为更加显著.当熔体结构在大应变下遭到破坏后,含核壳粒子分散相的共混物具有比普通PP/EPR共混物更快的结构回复速率,且结构回复速率随着核壳粒子的尺寸增大而加快.通过增大普通PP/EPR体系的EPR含量使其橡胶粒子尺寸与三元共混物中原位聚合物核壳粒子尺寸接近时,两者呈现类似的流变行为,这表明PP/EPR/HDPE体系的熔体结构稳定性源于核壳粒子结构导致的分散相尺寸增大的作用.     

抗冲共聚聚丙烯及其级分的流变学研究

比较了抗冲共聚聚丙烯(IPC)和等规聚丙烯(iPP)熔体的动态流变行为, 确定了IPC的乙丙无规共聚物(EPR)、乙丙嵌段共聚物(EbP)和丙烯均聚物(HPP)3种级分的熔体动态流变行为. 研究发现, IPC在低频区域表现出偏离经典线性黏弹性理论的行为, 即出现了"第二平台". 经过二甲苯完全溶解的IPC试样的熔体流变行为研究结果表明, IPC分散相的团聚会提高熔体的模量. 对IPC 3种级分的动态流变行为的研究结果表明, 各级分间的动态储能模量(G')及黏度存在明显差异, 这主要是由于分子量和分子链链长的不同所致. EPR和HPP级分在低频区域的流变行为符合经典线性黏弹性理论, 为均相体系特征, 而EbP级分则出现"第二平台", 表现出非均相体系的特征. 对IPC中HPP/EPR共混物的流变行为的进一步研究发现, 当HPP/EPR质量比达到IPC中的比例时即可在低频区域产生"第二平台"; 当将EPR的比例增加至EPR和EbP组分之和时, EPR产生的平台要比IPC更为明显, 表明IPC中HPP与EPR存在的相分离足以使IPC产生"第二平台"现象.     

PAA对PLA流变性能和热性能的影响

通过熔融共混法制备了一系列的PLA/PAA共混物,考察了PLA/PAA共混体系的流变行为和热性能(结晶行为和热降解行为).FTIR测试结果证实PLA与PAA分子链之间形成了氢键网络.动态剪切流变测试和DSC测试均表明共混体系的流变行为和冷结晶行为会随着PAA含量的改变而改变,这可能是由于PLA与PAA的氢键作用受到PAA含量的影响.另外,DSC测试证实共混体系中的氢键网络还会受到试样热历史的影响.当PAA含量较低(低于5 wt%)时,PLA/PAA共混体系中PAA与PLA熔体两相的相分离不严重,使得PAA与PLA分子链能够较大限度地接触而形成较强的氢键作用,因而可以明显减缓增塑作用对黏度降低的影响.     

等规聚丙烯/二元乙丙橡胶合金相分离对结晶动力学的影响

用小角激光光散射(SALLS)、相差显微镜(PCM)、示差扫描量热仪(DSC)和偏光显微镜(POM)研究了聚丙烯/二元乙丙橡胶(iPP/EPR)共混体系的相分离行为和等温结晶行为.发现iPP/EPR(50/50,W/W)发生的液-液相分离遵循spinodal机理.通过Cahn-Hilliard方程求得了不同实验温度下iPP/EPR的表观扩散系数(Dapp)以及spinodal温度(Ts).考察了不同相分离程度的iPP/EPR体系结晶动力学,发现延长相分离时间(tps)或提高相分离温度(Tps)均会导致半结晶时间(t1/2)增大,即结晶速率降低.这被归于EPR成核作用的降低.动力学分析结果表明Avrami模型适用于描述该体系的等温结晶过程,其结晶机理基本不受相分离程度的影响,结晶均以瞬时成核和三维生长为主.     

PA6/HIPS/PP-g-(GMA-co-St)反应共混体系的研究

通过扫描电镜、热分析、熔体流动速率、熔融扭矩和力学性能等测试方法研究了甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)和苯乙烯(St)多单体熔融接枝聚丙烯[PP-g-(GMA-co-St)]对PA6/HIPS共混物的熔融流变性能、结晶行为、相形态和力学性能的影响.结果表明,在熔融共混过程中,PP-g-(GMA-co-St)中的环氧基与PA6的端氨基原位生成的接枝共聚物有效地降低了共混物的界面张力,提高了共混物的界面粘着力,使共聚物的流动速率降低,熔融扭矩提高;PA6分子链的规整性降低,结晶完善性变差.在PP-g-(GMA-co-St)的质量分数为10%时,共混物分散相的尺寸明显减少,力学性能得到较大提高;其中冲击强度超过纯PA6,达到HIPS水平.通过反应共混,制备了力学性能均衡的PA6/HIPS/PP-g-(GMA-co-St)共混物合金.     

相分离对聚偏氟乙烯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯共混物的力学与耐紫外老化性能的影响

采用熔融共混法制备聚偏氟乙烯/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯( PVDF/PMMA)共混物,考察其力学性能、耐紫外老化性能、熔体动态流变、结晶与热分解行为.PMMA含量(wPMMA)为10 wt％时,共混物形成均相结构,力学与耐老化性能最好.wPMMA≥20 wt％时,PMMA形成球状聚集体,共混物力学性能与耐候性显著降低.PMMA的存在可提高PVDF的结晶度,降低熔融温度,但不改变PVDF晶体结构.     

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.     

动态流变学对PVDF/PTW共混物流体相容性研究

采用熔融共混法制备了聚偏氟乙烯/乙烯-丙烯酸丁酯-甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯共聚物(PVDF/PTW)共混物,利用流变仪考察了PVDF/PTW共混物的相互作用及两者的相容性.观察共混物在200℃下的流变曲线,发现在低频区,共混物中PTW含量越大,共混物的流变曲线越偏离经典流变理论,这个结果与cole-cole图相一致.通过时温叠加原理(时温等效主曲线、Han曲线和v GP曲线)系统研究了不同组成的PVDF/PTW共混体系在均相区和相分离区的黏弹行为.结果表明,在均相区,不同温度下,共混体系的动态模量利用时温叠加原理,通过水平位移就可以很好地叠加在一起,无论是储能模量还是损耗模量,在低频末端均近似地符合经典低频末端标度关系;在相分离区,动态模量偏离了经典的低频末端标度关系,其中储能模量的偏离尤为明显,从而导致了时温叠加原理的"失效",相应的Han图、v GP图也表现出不同于均相体系的特征,这些特征的响应可以用来表征共混体系的相容性,表明在研究的一系列配比(PVDF/PTW 100/0、90/10、70/30、50/50、30/70、10/90、0/100,W/W)中,当PVDF/PTW=90/10(W/W)时,两者的相容性较好.SEM也证实了这个结论.     

SiO2粒子对PMMA/SAN共混体系相分离行为的影响

采用小角激光光散射(SALLS)并结合动态流变学方法,考察了气相法二氧化硅(SiO2)粒子的加入对聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯/苯乙烯-丙烯腈无规共聚物(PMMA/SAN)共混体系相行为的影响,得到了添加SiO2粒子前后的相图,发现SiO2粒子对基体相行为的影响与基体的组成有关.对PMMA/SAN(60/40)体系,加入SiO2粒子后相分离温度上升,但并未改变相分离机理,仍为亚稳单相分解过程(spinodal decomposition,SD);而对于PMMA/SAN(30/70)体系,加入SiO2粒子后却降低了体系的相分离温度.该现象可能是SiO2粒子和基体组分界面间组成与PMMA/SAN共混物基体组成的差异造成的.     

The orientation of the dispersed phase and crystals in an injection-molded impact polypropylene copolymer

The orientation of the dispersed phase and crystals in the injection-molded bar of an impact polypropylene copolymer (IPC) containing isotactic polypropylene (iPP), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR) and a β-nucleating agent (β-NA) were studied simultaneously. In the IPC, iPP and EPR act as the matrix and dispersed phase, respectively. The EPR is amorphous and the iPP is crystallizable in α- and β-crystalline forms in the presence of the β-NA. The orientation and orientation distribution for both of the EPR phase and the iPP crystals, as well as the crystallization behavior of iPP, were investigated by two-dimensional wide-angle X-ray diffraction (2D-WAXD), two-dimensional small-angle X-ray scattering (2D-SAXS), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results of the experiment show that orientation exists for both the EPR phase and the iPP crystals. But their orientation distribution manifests an opposite tendency. The EPR phase was observed to be highly oriented in the core layer but the orientation of the iPP crystals was weakened gradually from skin to core. The difference in the orientation behavior between the EPR phase and the iPP crystals reflects the distinct response of the micrometer-scale EPR particles and nanometer-scale iPP chains upon the flow field and temperature gradient in the mold. The diffraction geometry of the β-crystals has also been discussed in detail. The observations in this study may shed light on the study in the structure and property relationship for the IPC injection-molded products.     

i-PP/EPR REACTOR ALLOY PREPARED THROUGH ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE SLURRY COPOLYMERIZATION CATALYZED BY METALLOCENE SUPPORTED iPP PARTICLES

i-PP/m-EPR reactor alloy were prepared through ethylene/propylene slurry copolymerization catalyzed by metallocene(rac-Et(Ind)_2ZrCl_2)supported on porous iPP particles.Polar monomer(dihydromyrcene alcohol)treated with triethyaluminum was added in the preparation of porous iPP particles to introduce hydroxyl groups and thus enhance the ability for chemically supporting the metallocene catalyst.The effects of MAO/Zr ratio and monomer composition in feed on the reaction activity and property of polymer wer...     

The β‐crystalline form of isotactic polypropylene in blends of isotactic polypropylene and polyamide‐6/clay nanocomposites

Blends of isotactic polypropylene and polyamide‐6/clay nanocomposites (iPP/NPA6) were prepared with an internal batch mixer. A high content of the β‐crystalline form of isotactic polypropylene (β‐iPP) was observed in the injection‐molded samples of the iPP/NPA6 blends, whereas the content of β‐iPP in the iPP/PA6 blends and the iPP/clay composite was low and similar to that of neat iPP. Quiescent melt crystallization was studied by means of wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and polarized optical microscopy. We found that the significant β‐iPP is not formed during quiescent melt crystallization regardless of whether the sample used was the iPP/NPA6 blend or an NPA6 fiber/iPP composite. Further characterization of the injection‐molded iPP/NPA6 revealed a shear‐induced skin–core distribution of β‐iPP and the formation of β‐iPP in the iPP/NPA6 blends is related to the shear flow field during cavity‐filling. In the presence of clay, the deformation ability of the NPA6 domain is decreased, as evidenced by rheological and morphological studies. It is reasonable that the enhanced relative shear, caused by low deformability of the NPA6 domain in the iPP matrix, is responsible for β‐iPP formation in the iPP/NPA6 blends. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 3428–3438, 2004     

聚丙烯“催化合金”组成对结晶行为的影响

用示差扫描量热仪(DSC)和偏光显微镜(POM)研究了聚丙烯“催化合金”(PP-cats)组成对等温结晶行为与动力学的影响,并与等规聚丙烯(iPP)进行比较.结果表明,与纯PP相比较,PP-cats的平衡熔融温度明显下降,表明PP-cats中作为主要组分的丙烯均聚物和乙丙无规共聚物之间存在较强的相互作用.PP-cats的结晶初期动力学可用Avrami模型很好地描述,结晶过程均为预先成核和三维生长方式.PP-cats的结晶速率随体系中乙丙共聚物含量的增加而增大,而PP-cats的晶体生长速率随体系中乙丙共聚物含量的增加而减小.由于PP-cats熔体的粘度远高于纯PP,使得PP-cats中PP分子链运动能力降低,导致了PP-cats较低的晶体生长速率.此外,与纯PP相比,PP-cats的成核密度大幅度提高,被认为是PP-cats具有快的结晶速率的主要原因.     

Effect of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane and Sorbitol on Properties of Isotactic Polypropylene

Isotactic polypropylene(iPP) was modified by the introduction of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquio- xanes(POSS) and 1,3:2,4-bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)sorbitol(DMDBS). Chemical combination of (3-mercapto)- propyl-heptaisobutyl POSS with DMDBS(POSS-DMDBS), and physical mixing of DMDBS with octaisobutyl POSS (iso-POSS/DMDBS) or trisilanolisobutyl POSS(tri-POSS/DMDBS) were applied respectively to modifying iPP, and the effects of POSS and DMDBS on crystallization, rheological and mechanical properties of iPP were systematically investigated. The results indicate that iso-POSS/DMDBS and tri-POSS/DMDBS were more effective than POSS-DMDBS on the improvement of the crystallization behavior of iPP due to the higher crystallization temperature, while the crystallinity of iPP containing POSS-DMDBS was enhanced, approximately approached to that of iPP containing tri-POSS/DMDBS. The tensile strength of iPP with POSS-DMDBS was significantly increased from 34 MPa to 40 MPa, as high as that of iPP with iso-POSS/DMDBS. The different effects caused by the specific interaction between POSS and DMDBS could possibly be applied in the modification of iPP.     

Structure and morphology of polypropylene/poly(ethylene-co-propylene) in situ blends synthesized by spherical Ziegler-Natta catalyst

Polypropylene/poly(ethylene-co-propylene) (iPP/EPR) in situ blends of different composition were synthesized by spherical Ziegler-Natta catalyst, and were fractionated into three portions: the random copolymer (EPR), the block copolymer, and the iPP matrix. The EPR fraction was characterized by ¹³C NMR, and the block copolymer fraction was characterized by crystalline segregation and differential scanning calorimetry analysis. The blends showed bi-phase structure with EPR existing in the dispersed phase. Increasing EPR in the blends resulted in increase of the number and diameter of the EPR particles, but there is an upper limit for the particle number. There were only highly irregular spherulites or tiny crystallites in the isothermal crystallized blends. The morphology of the impact fracture surfaces of the blends clearly showed that they were fractured in ductile fashion. There was strong dependence of impact strength of the blends on their morphology, and the sequence distributions of the EPR and segmented copolymer fractions also markedly influenced the mechanical properties.     

Recent key developments in isotactic polypropylene in-reactor alloy and in-reactor nanocomposite technology

Alloying and nanocompositing are two most effective techniques by which isotactic polypropylene (iPP), one of the most promising polymers of the 21st century, can be endowed with high performance for ever-demanding high-end applications. Thanks to the continuous advancement of catalyst technology, the technological trend for iPP alloy and nanocomposite fabrication has been projected to be in-reactor synthesis, the performance and economic advantages of which are beyond doubt. In this paper, we review two recent key developments in the iPP in-reactor alloy and in-reactor nanocomposite technology in our laboratory that will have profound influence on the continuing development of the prestigious iPP modification art. The first is the simultaneous EPR (ethylene-propylene random copolymer) cross-linking chemistry for controlling its physical growth pattern during in-reactor alloying, which helps to remove the compositional cap on EPR that so far greatly limits the iPP in-reactor alloying technique. The second is the nanofiller support fabrication strategy for simultaneously controlling both the phase morphology of the nanofiller dispersion and the polymer particle granule morphology of synthesized nanocomposites, which resolves the critical scale-up issue surrounding the iPP in-reactor nanocompositing technique. Based on these new developments, new advancements of iPP materials are envisaged.     

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.