纳米SiO_2对高抗冲聚丙烯树脂相结构与性能的影响

提出一种使高抗冲聚丙烯树脂的韧性和刚性同时得到提高的新方法.以亲油性纳米SiO_2改性高抗冲聚丙烯树脂,发现少量纳米SiO_2可显著降低高抗冲聚丙烯树脂中乙丙橡胶相的粒径和聚丙烯相的球晶尺寸,进而使高抗冲聚丙烯的常温韧性、低温韧性、刚性和耐热性同时得到提高.研究还发现,结晶成核剂和纳米SiO_2有协同效应,可使高抗冲聚丙烯的综合性能进一步得到提高.     

纳米碳酸钙微粒填充改性聚丙烯复合材料的力学性能和结晶行为研究

研究了两种不同粒径的纳米碳酸钙(Nano-CaCO3)熔融共混改性均聚聚丙烯(PP)材料的力学性能和结晶行为，结果表明，两种纳米CaCO3填料对PP的B晶形成均有不同程度的诱导作用，并可提高基体结晶温度和结晶速率，从而提高材料的冲击韧性．     

具有环状结构的二氧化硅微聚集体的制备、表征及应用

通过溶胶-凝胶法制备二氧化硅溶胶,并采用喷雾干燥法对其进行形态调控.扫描电镜(SEM)结果表明,喷雾干燥使二氧化硅颗粒发生了形态重组,形成均匀的具有环状结构的二氧化硅微聚集体(PC16MS).通过熔融共混制备了二氧化硅/聚丙烯(PP)纳米复合材料,研究了PC16MS的加入对其微观结构、晶体结构、结晶行为、球晶形态、结晶成核密度和球晶生长速率等方面的影响.采用差示扫描量热(DSC)、偏光相差显微镜(POM)和广角X射线衍射(WAXRD)分析表明,在PP结晶初始阶段,PC16MS的加入大幅度提高了基体材料的成核密度,且使晶粒细化,缩短了结晶时间;当添加2%(质量分数)的PC16MS时,复合材料的结晶温度相对于纯PP提高了10.4℃,成核效率达到39.1%,优于大部分无机成核剂的成核效率.在相同条件下,添加2%未经过喷雾干燥处理的纳米二氧化硅(NC16MS),复合材料的结晶温度相对于纯PP提高3.26℃,成核效率达到12.3%.结果表明,喷雾干燥使二氧化硅颗粒发生了形态重组,形成的均匀介稳态微聚集体在熔融挤出过程中重新分散成纳米粒子,从而有效提高了二氧化硅作为成核剂的成核效率.     

聚丙烯/凹凸棒土纳米复合材料结晶形态和形貌研究

采用熔融共混的方法 ,制备聚丙烯 凹凸棒土纳米复合材料 .通过X射线衍射 (XRD)分析凹凸棒土在聚丙烯复合材料中晶面间距的变化以及对聚丙烯晶型的影响 ,结果表明凹凸棒土在复合材料中晶面间距没有变化 ;聚丙烯晶型没有发生变化但晶粒尺寸增加了 .用示差扫描量热法 (DSC)分析聚丙烯复合材料的结晶度的变化 ,发现凹凸棒土的加入使复合材料的结晶温度提高 ,结晶速率增大 ,结晶度增加 .用偏光显微镜(POM)观察凹凸棒土对聚丙烯球晶的影响 ,结果表明凹凸棒土的加入起到了成核剂的作用 ,使得聚丙烯球晶尺寸减小 ,当凹凸棒土的加入量到 10 %左右时 ,观察不到完整的球晶 .利用扫描电子显微镜 (SEM)和原子力显微镜 (AFM)观察凹凸棒土在聚丙烯中的分散 ,发现凹凸棒土在聚丙烯基体中分散比较均匀 ,但呈无序分布 .     

改性高岭土对PP/高岭土纳米复合材料结晶性能的影响

通过将不同改性的高岭土与聚丙烯共混, 制备了聚丙烯插层的PP/高岭土纳米复合材料. 并通过X射线衍射分析(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究了复合材料的微观结构, 同时通过差示扫描(DSC)非等温结晶方法和偏光显微镜(PLM)照片, 研究了改性高岭土母粒对聚丙烯的结晶性能的影响. 采用Avrami方程式及Jeziorny修正过的Avrami的方程式对PP/高岭土的非等温结晶动力学进行了研究. 结果表明, 有机改性过的高岭土可被聚丙烯完全剥离, 在XRD谱图中, 高岭土的001峰不可见, 在TEM中可见剥离的片层. 同时随着改性高岭土的加入, 使得聚丙烯异相成核结晶增长, 且填充聚丙烯的最快结晶温度在395K. 结果也表明, 有机改性的高岭土能有效促进PP的异相成核, 提高PP的结晶速率和结晶温度, 但对结晶速率常数影响不是很大.     

聚丙烯/插层改性水滑石纳米复合材料结构与性能研究

采用离子交换法制备了十二烷基磺酸钠和衣康酸共同改性水滑石(LDHs2),FTIR、XRD分析表明,十二烷基磺酸钠和衣康酸能够同时进入水滑石片层之间,层间距有很大提高。利用改性水滑石,通过马来酸酐-苯乙烯共接枝改性聚丙烯相容剂的熔融共混和聚丙烯与水滑石溶液共混制备母粒,然后与聚丙烯分别熔融共混两种方法制备聚丙烯/水滑石纳米复合材料。TEM分析表明,马来酸酐-苯乙烯共接枝改性聚丙烯作相容剂可以使水滑石在聚丙烯基体中达到更好分散。DSC、XRD分析表明,水滑石、相容剂以及短链共聚聚丙烯对聚丙烯晶型没有影响,但对其结晶速率、结晶度以及晶粒大小有所改变,复合材料中聚丙烯的起始结晶温度、结晶峰温度、结晶速率、结晶度均比纯聚丙烯高,晶粒粒径分布也更均匀。     

羟基不饱和脂肪酸改性纳米碳酸钙对聚丙烯微观形态和流变性能的影响

采用羟基不饱和脂肪酸,通过固相法对硬脂酸改性的工业纳米碳酸钙CCR进行表面改性制备了R-CCR,红外光谱(FTIR)显示改性剂已结合在碳酸钙表面.通过熔融共混法制备了聚丙烯(PP)/乙丙橡胶(EPDM)/纳米碳酸钙二元和三元复合材料.并利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)观察复合材料的微观形态,发现R-CCR的加入,使PP复合材料的拉伸断面出现明显的拉丝状结构和大面积的屈服变形,与PP/EPDM/CCR相比,PP/EPDM/R-CCR冲击断面的空穴明显增加并细化,R-CCR在PP基体中分散均匀,且界面模糊,与基体的相容性明显优于CCR.复合材料流变行为的研究表明R-CCR的加入,体系储存模量G′和损耗模量G″随频率的增加而增加,对损耗因子和复数粘度的影响不大;但PP/EPDM/R-CCR复合材料的表观粘度,明显低于PP/EPDM/CCR和纯PP,同时,剪切速率的增加可有效降低体系的表观粘度.力学性能表明,R-CCR对PP同时起到增韧和增强的效果.且R-CCR和EPDM对PP具有协同增韧的效果.在保持聚丙烯的模量和强度基本不变的前提下,大幅度的改善聚丙烯的韧性,同时加工性能保持不变.     

聚丙烯/无机纳米粒子复合材料的发泡行为

利用型腔体积可控注塑发泡装备制备聚丙烯/无机纳米粒子微发泡复合材料,通过复合材料的流变行为和结晶行为,分析了无机纳米粒子对聚丙烯发泡行为的影响。结果表明:无机纳米粒子有促进气泡异相成核作用,同时无机纳米粒子引入可以提高聚丙烯黏弹响应和降温结晶起始温度,起到了抑制泡孔结构恶化的作用,显著改善了聚丙烯的泡孔结构;在聚丙烯材料中添加纳米CaCO3、纳米OMMT、纳米SiO2进行发泡,以PP/OMMT发泡材料的发泡质量最理想,其泡孔密度和尺寸分别为2×106个/cm3和24.2μm。     

纳米碳酸钙粒子在硅酮密封胶中的增强作用

纳米复合材料以其优异的性能已引起人们的广泛兴趣 [1～ 4 ] .硅酮胶广泛应用于建筑玻璃件的粘接 .粘接的强度取决于胶的化学组分、配方、增强剂的种类和用量等 .碳酸钙纳米粒子以其独有的特性被用作硅酮胶的增强剂 ,极大提高了胶的拉伸强度、模量和硬度 .深入研究纳米碳酸钙粒子的增强机理与基体的界面作用 ,对于进一步提高硅酮胶的性能 ,从分子和界面的角度设计硅酮胶的结构具有重要的理论和实际意义 [5,6 ] .本文选用不同粒径的 3种活性纳米碳酸钙 ,研究粒径大小和用量对硅酮胶力学性能和分子运动的影响 ,探索纳米碳酸钙粒子的增强作用机…     

纳米碳酸钙/庚二酸复合成核剂对热致相分离法制备聚丙烯微孔膜的影响

以大豆油/邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)为混合稀释剂,采用热致相分离法(TIPS)制备聚丙烯(PP)微孔膜.研究了纳米碳酸钙成核剂、纳米碳酸钙/庚二酸复合成核剂对PP/大豆油/DBP(30/42/28,质量比)混合体系中PP结晶、熔融性能和PP微孔膜微观结构的影响.结果表明,单一纳米碳酸钙成核剂加入量为PP的0%~4%(质量百分率)时,PP/DBP/大豆油体系中PP熔融曲线上对应的峰值温度(Tpm)降到150.7~151.3℃,而纯PP的熔融峰值温度为165℃;DSC实验结果还显示加入1%~4%纳米碳酸钙和0.5%庚二酸后,导致PP的熔融曲线上出现了熔融双峰,说明纳米碳酸钙/庚二酸复合成核剂与单一成核剂相比有明显地促进β晶生成的作用,宽角X射线衍射(WAXD)实验进一步证实了β晶的存在.单一纳米碳酸钙成核剂对PP微孔膜的球晶结构和微观孔结构影响不大;加入纳米碳酸钙/庚二酸复合成核剂明显影响PP微孔膜的球晶结构和微观孔结构,其中0.5%庚二酸和1%纳米碳酸钙组成的复合成核剂制得的PP微孔膜的球晶结构明显,微孔膜孔径小且分布均匀;进一步增加纳米碳酸钙用量,PP微孔膜生成了许多细小的边界模糊的不规则结晶,微孔膜孔径不规则且尺寸较大,这与此时PP形成β晶结构有关.     

SPECIAL EFFECT OF ULTRA-FINE RUBBER PARTICLES ON PLASTIC TOUGHENING

According to the present theories of plastic toughening, it is impossible to enhance the toughness, stiffness and/orheat resistance of plastics simultaneously by using rubber. A series of novel nano-rubber particles (UFPR) were introduced,which were prepared through irradiating common rubber lattices and spray drying them. Epoxies toughened with UFPRshowed a much better toughening effect than those with CTBN, and the heat resistance of epoxy was unexpectedly elevated.For polypropylene toughening, UFPR can improve the toughness, stiffness and heat resistance of PP simultaneously. Thesespecial toughening effects overcome the deficiencies in rubber toughening technology and are worth further investigating.     

Management of both toughness and stiffness of polypropylene nanocomposites using poly(5‐hexen‐1‐ol‐co‐propylene) and silica nanospheres

We developed novel polypropylene (PP)/silica nanocomposites using PP and silica nanospheres (SNSs) combined with poly(5‐hexen‐1‐ol‐co‐propylene) (PPOH), which is a functionalized PP containing hydroxyl groups that was assumed to play a role as not only an elastomer but also an interface modifier. Since the affinity between the PP matrix and silica filler was expected to be improved by blending with PPOH, its influence on the mechanical properties, structure, and toughness of the ternary composites was examined in detail to provide a better understanding of the role of the matrix‐filler affinity on the mechanical properties. The dispersity of the SNSs in the fabricated PP/PPOH/SNS nanocomposite was improved by increasing the hydroxyl group content of PPOH due to the enhanced affinity between PPOH and the SNSs. The SNSs in the composite with PPOH containing 6.4 mol% hydroxyl groups (PPOH6.4) were almost dispersed in the microscale domain, while the SNSs in the composite with 1.3 mol% hydroxy groups (PPOH1.3) were considerably aggregated. The toughness of the nanocomposite was noticeably improved by blending PPOH6.4 without a significant loss of stiffness. In contrast, the toughness was hardly improved using PPOH1.3. Therefore, both the fine dispersion of the SNSs and the excellent affinity between PPOH6.4 and the SNSs contributed to the good balance of toughness and stiffness of the PP/PPOH/SNS nanocomposite.     

Effect of rubber on properties of nylon-6/unmodified clay/rubber nanocomposites

Three nylon-6/unmodified clay/rubber nanocomposites with high toughness, high stiffness, high heat resistance and reduced flammability were studied in this paper, on basis of three compound powders of ultra-fine full-vulcanized powdered rubber (UFPR)/montmorillonite (UFPRM). It was found that all of the three UFPRs used in the study can help the silicate layers without organic treatment to be exfoliated in the nylon-6 matrix, despite some differences in compatibilities between them and nylon-6. Accordingly, the clay in different UFPRMs at the same loading content can lead to a similar improvement in stiffness and heat resistance of nanocomposites. In other words, UFPRs having different compatibilities with nylon-6 do not affect the stiffness and heat resistance of nanocomposites largely. However, the nylon-6 nanocomposites, modified with different UFPRMs, show different superior properties. Butadiene styrene vinyl-pyridine UFPRM (VP-UFPRM) is more effective in improving toughness of nylon-6. Nylon-6/silicone UFPRM (nylon-6/S-UFPRM) nanocomposite exhibits more reduced flammability, good flowability and high thermal stability. As for nylon-6/acrylate UFPRM (nylon-6/A-UFPRM) nanocomposite, it shows high toughness and thermal stability. Furthermore, the mechanism of unmodified clay exfoliation during the melt compounding and the effect of different UFPRs on the properties of the nylon-6/UFPRM nanocomposites are also discussed.     

STUDY ON NYLON 6/SUPERFINE RUBBER PARTICLES COMPOSITES VIA IN SITU POLYMERIZATION

Two highly cross-linked superfine styrene-butadiene rubber particles, one with 1 wt% of carboxyl groups and theother without such groups having particle sizes of 130-150 nm and 80-100 nm respectively, were used to prepare nylon6/rubber composites via in situ polymerization. It was found that carboxylic styrene-butadiene dispersed uniformly in nylonmatrix and there was strong interfacial interaction because of the graft polymer formed by the reaction of nylon with carboxylgroup of the rubber, resulting in considerably improved impact strength with almost unchanged tensile strength. However,the addition of styrene-butadiene without carboxyl groups showed intensive agglomeration of the rubber particles and weakinterfacial interactions, and the toughness of the materials was improved slightly. The crystallization and rheological behavior of the composites were also discussed.     

PP/EPDM/CaCO3三元复合材料的相结构及力学性能研究

采用以化学键合方式在CaCO3表面包覆上聚丙烯蜡和将改性后的CaCO3先与EPDM复合、再与PP复合的工艺,制备PP/EPDM/CaCO3三元复合材料,以期在PP基体材料中得到EPDM包裹CaCO3的相结构.通过测量三元复合体系中各组分的表面张力,计算各可能组分对之间的界面张力和黏结功,分析三元复合体系中可能的相结构.热力学计算结果表明,三元复合体系中既存在以EPDM为壳、CaCO3为核的"核壳结构",又存在CaCO3与EPDM各自独立分散在PP基体中的结构.电镜照片进一步揭示,在PP/EPDM/改性CaCO3三元复合体系与PP/EPDM/未改性CaCO3三元复合体系中,这两种相结构的比例是不同的,在前者中以核壳结构为主.CaCO3表面性质的不同是产生这一差别的原因.由于这一结构差别的存在,PP/EPDM/改性CaCO3三元复合体系比PP/EPDM/未改性CaCO3三元复合体系具有更好的力学性能.当EPDM用量为8 phr、改性CaCO3用量为15 phr时,三元复合体系的冲击强度达14.25 kJ/m2,是纯PP的3.17倍.     

Effect of nucleating agent on the brittle–ductile transition behavior of polypropylene/ethylene–octene copolymer blends

In the present work, α‐form nucleating agent 1,3:2,4‐bis (3,4‐dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS, Millad 3988) is introduced into the blends of polypropylene/ethylene–octene copolymer (PP/POE) blends to study the effect of the nucleating agent on the toughness of PP/POE blends through affecting the crystallization behavior of PP matrix. Compared with the PP/POE blends, in which the toughness of the blends increases gradually with the increasing content of POE and only a weak transition in toughness is observed, addition of 0.2 wt % DMDBS induces not only the definitely brittle‐ductile transition at low POE content but also the enhancement of toughness and tensile strength of the blends simultaneously. Study on the morphologies of impact‐fractured surfaces suggests that the addition of a few amounts of DMDBS increases the degree of plastic deformation of sample during the fracture process. WAXD results suggest that POE induces the formation of the β‐form crystalline of PP; however, DMDBS prevents the formation of it. SEM results show that the addition of DMDBS does not affect the dispersion and phase morphologies of POE particles in PP matrix. DSC and POM results show that, although POE acts as a nucleating agent for PP crystallization and which enhances the crystallization temperature of PP and decreases the spherulites size of PP slightly, DMDBS induces the enhancement of the crystallization temperature of PP and the decrease of spherulites size of PP more greatly. It is concluded that the definitely brittle–ductile transition behavior during the impact process and the great improvement of toughness of the blends are attributed to the sharp decrease of PP spherulites size and their homogeneous distribution obtained by the addition of nucleating agent. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 577–588, 2008     

复合成核剂对聚丙烯结晶行为的影响

以超细橡胶粒子与有机磷酸盐成核剂复配的方法制备了一种新型复合成核剂,通过示差扫描量热法(DSC)比较了复合成核剂改性PP以及有机磷酸盐成核剂改性PP的结晶温度、等温结晶行为及等温结晶动力学;利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)的能谱附件和透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究了复合成核剂的微观形态及其在PP中的分散情况.研究结果表明,复合成核剂中超细橡胶粒子作为载体使有机磷酸盐成核剂附着在其表面,提高了成核剂在聚丙烯中的分散性,因而提高了成核剂的成核效率,当成核剂用量较小时,即可明显提高PP的结晶速率和力学性能.     

DYNAMIC RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYPROPYLENE FILLED WITH ULTRA-FINE POWDERED RUBBER PARTICLES

Dynamic rheological characteristics of polypropylene (PP) filled with ultra-fine full-vulcanized powdered rubber (UFPR) composed of styrene-butadiene copolymer were studied through dynamic rheological measurements on an Advanced Rheometric Expansion System (ARES). A specific viscoelastic phenomenon, i.e. “the second plateau“, appeared at low frequencies, and exhibits a certain dependence on the amount of rubber particles and the dispersion state in the matrix. This phenomenon is attributed to the formation of aggregation structure of rubber particles. The analyses of Cole-Cole diagrams of the dynamic viscoelastic functions suggest that the heterogeneity of the composites is enhanced on increasing both particle content and temperature.     

Morphology, crystallization behavior and properties of impact-modified polypropylene copolymer with or without sodium benzoate as a nucleating agent

 The morphology, crystallization behavior, and properties of an impact-modified polypropylene (PP) copolymer with or without sodium benzoate were investigated. The contents of ethylene–propylene rubber (EPR) in the reactor-made PP copolymer is about 15 wt%. For comparison, blends of PP and EPR containing the same EPR composition were prepared by melt-mixing. Morphological studies by scanning probe microscopy indicated that the impact-modified copolymer consists of three different phases, i.e., polyethylene, PP, and EPR phases, which is considerably different from the morphology of the conventional PP/EPR blend of the corresponding composition. The impact-modified PP copolymer exhibited a higher crystallization rate in terms of the lower crystallization half-time and thus higher thermal and mechanical properties, such as impact strength and hardness, than the PP/EPR blend did. The addition of sodium benzoate as a nucleating agent to the copolymer increased the crystallization rate and the mechanical properties. Received: 4 June 2001 Accepted: 31 October 2001