Crystallization kinetics of poly(hexamethylene succinate)

Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of polyester 64 have been investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy. The Avrami analysis has been performed to obtain the kinetic parameters of primary crystallization. These indicate a three-dimensional spherulitic growth on heterogeneous nuclei for the isothermal crystallization, whereas an sporadic nucleation becomes dominant in the nonisothermal crystallization. The maximum crystallization rate of polyester 64 was deduced to take place at a temperature close to −3 °C. Polarizing light microscopy showed that spherulites with a negative birefringence are formed during isothermal crystallization, whereas transmission electron microscopy indicates that the b crystallographic axis is aligned parallel to the spherulitic radius.     

尼龙66/蒙脱土复合材料结晶行为的研究

在密炼机中采用熔融共混法制备蒙脱土重量分数为 2 5 %、4 5 %的尼龙 6 6 /蒙脱土复合材料 .通过DSC法对非等温结晶行为及在 2 2 8～ 2 4 0℃范围内的等温结晶行为进行研究 ,并与纯尼龙 6 6进行比较 .从其等温和非等温结晶行为的研究表明 ,蒙脱土起成核剂的作用 ,它的填入使尼龙 6 6结晶速率提高 ,但填料与基体间的相互作用使其链段运动困难 ,结晶活化能提高 ;在研究的填料含量变化范围内 ,结晶行为变化不大 ,并且找到该复合材料在 2 2 8～ 2 34℃范围结晶对温度的不敏感区 ;对非等温结晶过程分析 ,刘结平 莫志深方程是适用的 ,而Ozawa方程则是不适用的 .     

非晶态聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯等温结晶的介电研究

非晶态PET的介电性质温度谱除α_a松弛和β松弛外,在120—130℃之间由于在升温过程中试样的结晶出现一个损耗峰。比较非晶态试样与结晶后试样介电常数ε′和介电损耗ε″的差别,可在97—113℃温度下用ε′和ε″来表征非晶态PET的等温结晶过程。在结晶的初期,ε′随时间的变化符合Avrami方程,即(ε′(t)-ε′(∞))/(ε′(0)-ε′(∞))=exp(-Kt~n)。在结晶的后期,由介电性质的频率谱Cole-Cole图观察介电松弛强度△ε和β参数在结晶过程的变化。     

Isothermal crystallization studies of poly(butylene terephthalate) composites

Different crystallization kinetic models (Avrami and Tobin) have been applied to study the crystallization kinetics of virgin poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and filled PBT systems under isothermal experimental conditions. The experimental data have been analyzed with a nonlinear, multivariable regression program. The kinetic parameters for the isothermal crystallization have been determined. The analysis results indicate that both models satisfactorily represent the isothermal crystallization kinetics. PBT crystallizes most slowly. The presence of nanoclays or nanofibers, added as fillers, enhances the crystallization rate of PBT composites. An analysis of the kinetic data with the Avrami and Tobin models has shown little change in the crystallization exponent compared with that of virgin PBT. The crystallization rate constant decreases with a rise in the temperature for the two models. This trend has been observed for similar polyester systems reported in the literature. The dispersion of the clay layers in the PBT nanocomposites has been characterized with wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 1344–1353, 2007     

热处理对尼龙1010固态结晶和玻璃态热松驰的影响

本文用DSC首先论证淬火尼龙1010试样在DSC曲线上出现的放热峰是冷结晶峰,然后研究淬火尼龙1010在不同热处理条件下,冷结晶峰和玻璃态热松驰峰的变化规律。实验结果表明,等温结晶时间较短,试样的固态结晶速率较快;等温结晶时间较长,固态结晶速率较慢,这可能与在Tg区域等温所形成的新氢键有关。当升高等温温度时,固态结晶速率加快。在低于Tg的不同温度退火,玻璃态热松弛峰的峰高及热焓在281K达最大值,进而确定对玻璃态热松驰影响最敏感的温度区间是277～284K。     

苯乙烯-丙烯嵌段共聚物等温结晶动力学的研究

用DSC法研究苯乙烯-丙烯嵌段共聚物(iPS-b-iPP)的等温结晶动力学。结果表明,在所选择的结晶温度(127～132℃)范围内,共聚物很好地符合Avrami动力学方程;共聚物结晶温度、结晶速率、结晶成核和生长方式都与共聚物结构和组成比有关,随着嵌段共聚物中iPS段含量的增加,结晶速率和Avranu指数(n)明显降低。     

Crystallization behavior of a propylene/ethylene copolymer: Nucleation and a clarifying additive

The isothermal crystallization behavior of a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing a clarifying additive has been studied in detail and compared with the equivalent unclarified grade. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to obtain crystallization exotherms for both the unclarified system and the clarified analogue. Avrami analysis of these data was then performed, using both linear and nonlinear data‐fitting techniques. Linear analysis revealed a change from a primary to a secondary crystallization process in the clarified system at about 50% relative crystallinity. Nonlinear techniques, however, led to more reliable estimates of the Avrami parameters and provided estimates of crystallization‐induction times. By combining the preceding with isothermal crystal‐growth‐rate data, the nucleation density in each material was obtained as a function of crystallization temperature. In the unclarified case, this fell exponentially with temperature. The nucleation density in the sorbitol‐clarified copolymer was 10³–10⁶ times greater than in the unclarified material, but decreased only slowly with increasing crystallization temperature throughout the temperature range investigated here. This final result appears entirely contradictory to previous morphological work in which a distinct morphological transition was observed at 128 °C and associated with a marked reduction in the nucleating efficiency of the sorbitol. Possible explanations for this apparent contradiction are considered. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 2178–2189, 2002     

Effects of clay nanoparticles and electron irradiation in the crystallization rate of syndiotactic polypropylene

Several composites of a metallocene syndiotactic polypropylene with an organophilic silicate have been prepared and analyzed to investigate the effects of the nanoparticles on the crystallization of syndiotactic polypropylene. Moreover, the influence of an electron‐irradiation dose of 166 kGy on the different materials has been studied. Although the melting temperatures are practically unchanged, irradiation leads to a considerably slower crystallization rate of the syndiotactic polypropylene homopolymer in such a way that an important cold crystallization has been observed in the second melting along with a much higher value of the isothermal crystallization half‐time. On the contrary, the nanocomposites are much less sensitive to irradiation because only a small shift of the crystallization temperature has been observed, and the isothermal crystallization half‐time remains practically unaffected. However, irradiation leads to important changes in the low‐angle region of X‐ray diffractograms. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 1068–1076, 2007     

Temperature dependence of secondary crystallization in linear polyethylene

A specimen of linear polyethylene was subjected to isothermal secondary crystallization at a series of temperatures below the primary isothermal crystallization temperature, the melting and primary crystallization stages being held constant throughout the investigation. Dilatometric measurements exhibit an S–character at low values of undercooling T_p ? T_s, where T_p and T_s are, respectively, the primary and secondary crystallization temperatures; at larger undercoolings, however, an initial very rapid crystallization is followed by a very slow stage. When corrected for thermal contraction of the polymer, the net degree of secondary transformation is seen to peak at a temperature in the range 109–113°C. The S-character of the isotherms and the peaked temperature variation of degree of transformation lead to the conclusion that a large portion of the secondary crystallization consists of the nucleation and growth of the new crystallites. Johnson-Mehl-Avrami analysis leads to a model of heterogeneous nucleation within the remaining amorphous zones, followed by one-dimensional, diffusion-controlled growth.     

Morphology, isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(methylene terephthalate)

The morphology of crystals, isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization of poly(methylene terephthalate) (PMT) have been investigated by using polarized optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The POM photographs displayed only several Maltese cross at the beginning short time of crystallization indicating that some spherulites had been formed. The crystal cell belonged to the Triclinic crystal systems and the cell dimensions were calculated from the WAXD pattern. The commonly used Avrami equation and that modified by Jeziorny were used, respectively, to fit the primary stage of isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization. The Ozawa theory was also used to analyze the primary stage of non-isothermal crystallization. The Avrami exponents n were evaluated to be in the range of 2-3 for isothermal crystallization, and 3-4 for non-isothermal crystallization. The Ozawa exponents m were evaluated to be in the range of 1-3 for non-isothermal crystallization in the range of 135-155 °C. The crystallization activation energy was calculated to be −78.8 kJ/mol and −94.5 kJ/mol, respectively, for the isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization processes by the Arrhenius’ formula and the Kissinger’s methods.     

Structural evolution in microbial polyesters

The crystallization behavior of microbially synthesized poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and its copolymers [P(HB-co-HHx)] containing 2.5, 3.4, and 12 mol % 3-hydroxyhexanoate (HHx) comonomer and the melting of the resultant crystals were studied in detail using time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering and differential scanning calorimetry. The polyesters were found to undergo primary crystallization as well as secondary crystallization. In the primary crystallization, the thicknesses of the lamellar crystals were sensitive to the crystallization temperature, but no thickening was observed throughout the entire crystallization at a given temperature. The thickness of the lamellar crystals in the PHB homopolymer was always larger than that of the amorphous layers. In the copolymers, by contrast, the randomly distributed HHx comonomer units were found to be excluded from the lamellar crystals into the amorphous regions during the isothermal crystallization process. This interrupted the crystallization of the copolymer chains, resulting in the formation of lamellar crystals with thicknesses smaller than those of the amorphous layers. The lamellar crystals in the copolymers had lower electron densities compared to those formed in the PHB homopolymer. On the other hand, secondary crystallization favorably occurred during the later stage of isothermal crystallization in competition with the continuous primary crystallization, forming secondary crystals in amorphous regions, in particular in the amorphous layers between the primarily formed lamellar crystal stacks. Compared to the primarily formed lamellar crystals, the secondary crystals had short-range-ordered structures of smaller size, a broader size distribution, and a lower electron density.     

等规聚丙烯自成核的等温结晶动力学

近年来 ,有关等规聚丙烯 (i PP)的自成核研究已引起了人们的关注 [1 ] ,但有关其结晶动力学的报道并不多见 .Carfagna等 [2 ]用膨胀计法研究了 i PP在未完全熔融重结晶情况下的等温结晶动力学 ,得到的 Avrami指数远远小于 3 .张新远等[3 ] 研究了 i PP未完全熔融情况下的非等温结晶动力学 .到目前为止 ,i PP自成核的熔体降温等温结晶动力学尚未见报道 .本文在 i PP自成核研究的基础上 [4] ,用 DSC方法研究了 i PP自成核在较高温度下的等温结晶动力学 ,讨论了结晶机理 .结果表明 ,在本实验的自成核条件下 ,i PP依然是三维球晶生长 ,…     

低密度聚乙烯/乙丙烯三元共聚(LDPE/EPO)共混体系的结晶动力学

用DSC方法研究了LDPE/EPO共混体系的等温及非等温结晶动力学,对LDPE/EPO共混体系的等温结晶动力学研究表明,共混物是三维生长的异相成核,共混物在各个结晶温度下的结晶过程都是以方式K_g(Ⅱ)进行的.采用联系Avrami方程和Ozawa方程导出的新非等温结晶动力学方程,处理了LDPE/EPO共混体系,得到了非等温结晶过程的一些基本参数,新方程很好地描述了此共混体系的非等温结晶动力学过程.     

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

A calorimetric study of blends of poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-p-oxybenzoate), PET/PHB, with poly(butylene terephthalate), PBT has been carried out in the form of as-spun and drawn fibres. DSC melting and crystallization results show that PBT is compatible with LCP and the crystallization of PBT decreases by the addition of LCP in the matrix. The crystallization behaviour of blend fibres is investigated as a function of temperature of crystallization. A detailed analysis of the crystallization course has been made utilizing the Avrami expression. The isothermal calorimetric measurements provide evidence of decrease of rate of crystallization of PBT on addition of the liquid crystalline component up to about 50% by weight. The values of the Avrami exponents change in the temperature range from 200° to 215°C. Dimensionality changes in crystallization could be due to LCP mesophase-transition.     

多孔二氧化硅对聚环氧乙烷结晶行为的影响

高分子化合物由于具有很长的分子链,不易进行规整排列,结晶速度通常很慢,为提高结晶速度,有时需要加入成核剂．多孔二氧化硅（ＳｉＯ２）具有较大的比表面积,故吸附作用较强,有可能作为成核剂影响部分结晶高聚物的结晶过程．聚环氧乙烷（ＰＥＯ）为部分结晶高聚物,其结晶行为对杂质较为敏感．本文目的在于通过结晶动力学及结晶与熔融行为的研究,探索多孔二氧化硅对ＰＥＯ结晶行为的影响．１　实验部分　　聚环氧乙烷（ＰＥＯ,Ｍｗ＝１×１０５）．两种多孔二氧化硅（ＳｉＯ２）按文献［１］方法制备,平均粒度为０．３μｍ,平均孔…     

Estimation of the nucleation and crystal growth contributions to the overall crystallization energy barrier

Classical kinetic theories of polymer crystallization were applied to isothermal crystallization kinetics data obtained by polarized optical microscopy (PLOM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The fitted parameters that were proportional to the energy barriers obtained allow us to quantitatively estimate the nucleation and crystal growth contributions to the overall energy barrier associated to the crystallization process. It was shown that the spherulitic growth rate energy barrier found by fitting PLOM data is almost identical to that obtained by fitting the isothermal DSC crystallization data of previously self‐nucleated samples. Therefore, we demonstrated that by self‐nucleating the material at the ideal self‐nucleation (SN) temperature, the primary nucleation step can be entirely completed and the data obtained after subsequent isothermal crystallization by DSC contains only contributions from crystal growth or secondary nucleation. In this way, by employing SN followed by isothermal crystallization, we propose a simple method to obtain separate contributions of energy barriers for primary nucleation and for crystal growth, even in the case of polymers where PLOM data are very difficult to obtain (because they exhibit very small spherulites). Comparing the results obtained with poly(p‐dioxanone), poly(ε‐caprolactone), and a high 1,4 model hydrogenated polybutadiene, we have interpreted the differences in primary nucleation energy barriers as arising from differences in nuclei density. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 1478–1487, 2008     

Isothermal melt and cold crystallization kinetics of poly(aryl ether ketone ether ketone ketone)

The isothermal melt and cold crystallization kinetics of poly(aryl ether ketone ether ketone ketone) are investigated by differential scanning calorimetry over two temperature regions. The Avrami equation describes the primary stage of isothermal crystallization kinetics with the exponent n ≈ 2 for both melt and cold crystallization. With the Hoffman–Weeks method, the equilibrium melting point is estimated to be 406 °C. From the spherulitic growth equation proposed by Hoffman and Lauritzen, the nucleation parameter (K_g) of the isothermal melt and cold crystallization is estimated. In addition, the K_g value of the isothermal melt crystallization is compared to those of the other poly(aryl ether ketone)s. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 1992–1997, 2000     

聚对苯二甲酸1,3-丙二酯的自晶种成核等温结晶动力学

研究了自晶种成核对聚对苯二甲酸1,3-丙二酯(PTT)结晶行为的影响.示差扫描量热结果表明,经过自晶种成核处理后,PTT的结晶温度明显增加.应用Avrami方程分析了PTT等温结晶动力学,Avrami指数n的平均值为3.34,表明初级结晶为三维球晶生长.自晶种成核导致结晶活化能和链折叠功减小,促进PTT的结晶.     

Stop-and-return DSC method to study fat crystallization

Differential scanning calorimeters have frequently been used to study the isothermal crystallization kinetics of fats and oils. In some circumstances (e.g. start of crystallization during cooling to the crystallization temperature, crystallization in emulsion) this straightforward approach is not applicable. This paper describes an indirect DSC method for determination of the crystallization kinetics under these ‘difficult’ circumstances. The principle is to stop the crystallization at different moments during the isothermal crystallization and raise the sample temperature. The amount of heat released is then used as a measure for the amount of crystallization and plotted as function of time. Combination of the stop-and-return method with the direct method may sometimes be used to save on measurement time. Stop-and-return experiments can furthermore be used to gain more insight in the crystallization mechanism based on the fact that different polymorphic forms and fractions have different melting temperatures.     

One dimensional main-chain crystallization kinetics of poly(3-octylthiophenes) investigated by infrared spectroscopy

Time-resolved infrared spectroscopy has been used to study the melt crystallization behavior of poly(3-octylthiophenes) (P3OT), which is a typical conductive polymer among the family of poly(3-alkylthiophenes) (P3ATs). It is found that, during the isothermal crystallization process at high temperature, the alkyl side chains of P3OT always keep in disordered state, whereas the ordering packing of conjugated backbone takes place. In order to reveal the structural changes and the crystallization kinetics corresponding to the main-chain ordering process, two spectral regions that associated with π–π stacking and the effective conjugation length of P3OT have been analyzed in detail. The characteristic IR bands of crystalline and amorphous phase are identified in each spectral region. Moreover, a simple spectral method has been proposed to calculate the evolution of crystallinity during the isothermal crystallization process of P3OT. Of particular note, the distinct one-dimensional growth kinetic of P3OT crystal has been revealed by Avrami analysis.