主链含酰亚胺环和炔基的聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体的合成及阻燃性能简

以均苯四甲酸酐、D,L-苯丙氨酸和1,4-丁炔二醇为原料合成了一种含有酰亚胺环和炔基的二醇,并以其为扩链剂,采用预聚体法,与4,4-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯(MDI)和聚四氢呋喃醚二醇(PTMG)反应,合成了不同硬段含量的主链含有酰亚胺环和炔基的热塑性聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体. 用红外光谱(FTIR)、电子拉力机、热失重分析(TG)、广角X射线衍射(XRD)、UL-94垂直燃烧和极限氧指数对聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体进行了表征. 结果表明,这种聚氨酯呈现出无定形结构;其拉伸强度随着硬段含量的增加而增大;与传统的热塑性聚氨酯相比,酰亚胺环和炔基改性的聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体的热分解过程非常缓慢,呈现出较好的热稳定性;不同硬段含量的聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体的UL-94垂直燃烧均达到V-2级别;其极限氧指数随着硬段含量的增加而增大.     

主链含酰亚胺环和炔基的聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体的合成及阻燃性能

以均苯四甲酸酐、 D,L-苯丙氨酸和1,4-丁炔二醇为原料合成了一种含有酰亚胺环和炔基的二醇, 并以其为扩链剂, 采用预聚体法, 与4,4-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯(MDI)和聚四氢呋喃醚二醇(PTMG)反应, 合成了不同硬段含量的主链含有酰亚胺环和炔基的热塑性聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体. 用红外光谱(FTIR)、 电子拉力机、 热失重分析(TG)、 广角X射线衍射(XRD)、 UL-94垂直燃烧和极限氧指数对聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体进行了表征. 结果表明, 这种聚氨酯呈现出无定形结构; 其拉伸强度随着硬段含量的增加而增大; 与传统的热塑性聚氨酯相比, 酰亚胺环和炔基改性的聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体的热分解过程非常缓慢, 呈现出较好的热稳定性; 不同硬段含量的聚酰亚胺型聚氨酯弹性体的UL-94垂直燃烧均达到V-2级别; 其极限氧指数随着硬段含量的增加而增大.     

碳纳米管改性环氧树脂的导热和阻燃性能

以双酚A二缩水甘油醚(DGEBA)环氧树脂(Epoxy Resin,EP)为基体、甲基六氢苯酐(MHHPA)为固化剂、以多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)为添加剂制备了环氧树脂/碳纳米管纳米复合材料。通过对微观结构、玻璃化转变温度(Tg)、热失重、热导率和锥形量热测试结果分析,研究了质量分数少于1.5%的MWCNTs对环氧树脂的导热和阻燃性能影响,结果表明,MWCNTs质量分数为1.5%时,复合材料发生团聚;纳米复合材料随着MWCNTs质量分数的增加Tg值先增加后降低;失重5%时,对应的温度先增加后降低,残炭量增加;样品的热导率呈现先升高后降低的趋势,当MWCNTs质量分数为1%时,复合材料的热导率最大;MWCNTs加入后环氧树脂的总释热量减少,释烟量增加,阻燃性得到一定程度的提高。     

Melting Temperature of Individual Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Fibers Studied by AFM-based Local Thermal Analysis

Thermal properties such as melting temperature can well reflect the microstructure of the polymer material, and have practical implications in the application of nanofibers. In this work, we investigated the melting temperature of individual electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) nanofibers with diameters ranging from smaller than 200 nm to greater than 2 μm by the local thermal analysis technique. The PVDF fibers obtained under four different conditions were found to crystallize into α and β phases, and the fiber mats showed typical values in the crystallinity and T_m with no significant difference among the four. However, analyses at single fiber level revealed broad distribution in diameter and T_m for the fibers produced under identical electrospinning condition. The T_m of individual nanofibers was found to remain constant at large diameters and increase quickly when reducing the fiber diameter toward the nanoscale, and T_m values of 220-230 ℃ were observed for the thinnest nanofibers, much higher than the typical values reported for bulk PVDF. The T_m and molecular orientation at different positions along a beaded fiber were analyzed, showing a similar distribution pattern with a minimum at the bead center and higher values when moving toward both directions. The results indicate that molecular orientation is the driving mechanism for the observed correlation between the T_m and the diameter of the nanofibers.     

Thermal stability and flame retardancy of PET/magnesium salt composites

Nano-Mg(OH)₂ (nanometre magnesium hydroxide, nano-MH) was successfully introduced into the esterification and polycondensation system by in situ polymerization to obtain PET/magnesium salt composites (PETMS). The thermal properties and flame retardancy of PETMS were investigated by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), UL-94 vertical burning and limited oxygen index (LOI) test. The DSC and TGA results show that magnesium salts in the PET matrix have little effect on the thermal properties of PET, but a significant effect on the thermal stabilities of the composites. The results of LOI and UL-94 test show PETMS have higher LOI values (≥25%) and V-0 rating without melt dripping in the UL-94 test, indicating that PETMS have good flame retardancy and anti-dripping property. Moreover, the residues of magnesium salts and composites after TGA test were also studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to better understand the mechanism of flame retardancy, which reveals that magnesium salts accelerate the degradation of PET and catalyze the formation of char. The SEM results show the morphological structures of the char effectively protect the composites’ internal structures and inhibit the heat, smoke transmission and reduce the fuel gases when the fire contacts them.     

Polymorphism Control of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) through Electrospinning

Polymorphism control of PVDF has been realized through electrospinning. PVDF fibrous membranes with fiber diameter in the range of 100 nm to several micrometers were produced by electrospinning and the crystal phase of electrospun PVDF fibers can be adjusted at the same time. Through the control of electrospinning parameters such as the solvent, electrospinning temperature, feeding rate, and tip‐to‐collector distance, PVDF fibrous membranes containing mainly α‐ or β‐ or γ‐phase could be fabricated successfully.

     

Kinetics of radiation-induced carbonization of poly(vinylidene fluoride) film surface

The kinetics of radiation-induced carbonization of PVDF surfaces aiming at carbyne (one-dimensional carbon allotrope) synthesis have been studied. A sample of poly(vinylidene fluoride) film was exposed to Mg Kα radiation (?ω = 1253.6 eV) in an ESCALAB Mk II spectrometer for 14 h with the aim of surface carbonization. Some 221 spectra of C 1s electrons were measured and expanded using 7 Gaussian curves to reveal and identify species being created on the film surface during its carbonization. A decrease in the content of CF₂ groups, the emergence of CF species in two different states, and growth of a number of fluorine-free carbon atoms have been detected. Simultaneous variations of CH/CH₂, CF and CF₂ peaks suggest elimination of H and F atoms as HF. A proposed model shows three probabilistic factors affecting the rate of degradation, one of which remains uncertain.     

Surface hydroxylation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) film

The surface of PVDF film was selectively modified by wet chemistry. Treatment with aqueous LiOH produced HF-elimination and the emergence of an oxygen-containing functionality. The XPS analysis clearly indicated the presence of ketone-, ether(epoxide)-, and alcohol motifs. The percentage of alcohols could be significantly increased by reduction of the ketones with NaBH₄ in 2-propanol, followed by reduction of the epoxides with DIBAL-H in hexane. Thus, the full treatment led to a PVDF surface displaying 7 to 16% of oxygen-containing units, of which about 60% consisted in alcohol motifs. The reactvity of the surface-displayed hydroxyl functions was assayed by radiolabeling with [³H]-Ac₂O. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J. Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 1227–1235, 1997     

High performance electromechanical actuators based on ionic liquid/poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Due to the increasing need of low voltage actuators, independent from electrochemical processes, electroactive actuators based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites with 10, 25 and 40% of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, [C₂mim] [NTf₂], ionic liquid are prepared by solvent casting and melting. We show that the charge structure of [C₂mim] [NTf₂] induces the complete piezoelectric β-phase crystallization of the PVDF within the composite and decreases its crystallinity fraction significantly. [C₂mim] [NTf₂] also works as a plasticizer of PVDF, reducing the elastic modulus down to 12% of the initial value. Moreover, the composites show significant displacement and bending under applied voltages of 2, 5 and 10 Vpp. The displacement and bending of the composite membranes are also evaluated as a function of [C₂mim] [NTf₂] content and sample thickness. Increasing amounts of ionic liquid result in larger deformations independently of the applied voltage.     

Nanoparticle Size and Concentration Dependence of the Electroactive Phase Content and Electrical and Optical Properties of Ag/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Composites

This paper describes the processing of silver‐nanoparticle‐doped poly(vinylidene fluoride). The effects of the concentration and size of the filler on the electroactive phase of the polymer and the optical and electrical properties are discussed. Spherical silver nanoparticles incorporated into the poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymeric matrix induce nucleation of the electroactive γ phase. The electroactive phase content strongly depends on the content and size of the nanoparticles. In particular, there is a critical nanoparticle size, below which the filler losses its nucleation efficiency due to its small size relative to that of the polymer macromolecules. Furthermore, the presence of surface plasmon resonance absorption in the composites is observed, which once again shows a strong dependence on the concentration and size of the particles. The absorption is larger for higher concentrations, and for a given concentration increases with particle size. This behavior is correlated to the electrical response and is related to the extra bands and electrons provided by the nanoparticles in the large energy band gap of the polymer.     

ASAXS study of styrene‐grafted sulfonated poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes

Small‐angle and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering and anomalous small‐angle X‐ray scattering were used to investigate proton‐conducting membranes prepared by radiation‐induced styrene grafting and sulfonation of commercial poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF‐g‐PS) films. The membranes retain the lamellar and highly oriented structure of the original PVDF films even through excessive grafting and sulfonation. The sulfonate groups aggregate in the central part of the amorphous layers, where they form a weakly ordered structure that does not show any preferred orientation. This structure is suggested to be lamellar with alternate metal‐sulfonated hydrate and PVDF‐g‐PS layers. The lamellar period is 15.1 Å. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 1734–1748, 2000     

Single-step synthesis of proton conducting poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) graft copolymer electrolytes

The single-step synthesis of proton conducting poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) graft copolymer electrolytes is demonstrated. The graft copolymers of PVDF backbone with poly(sulfopropyl methacrylate) (PVDF-g-PSPMA) and poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PVDF-g-PSSA) were synthesized using PVDF as a macroinitiator for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). ¹H NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy show that the “grafting from” method using ATRP was successful and the maximum grafting degrees were 35 and 25 wt% for PVDF-g-PSPMA and PVDF-g-PSSA, respectively. The IEC values were 0.63 and 0.45 meq/g, the water uptakes were 46.8 and 33.4 wt% and the proton conductivities were 0.015 and 0.007 S/cm at room temperature, for PVDF-g-PSPMA and PVDF-g-PSSA, respectively. Both membranes exhibited excellent thermal stability up to around 350 °C, verified by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA).     

Temperature-time large strain mechanical model for Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

The temperature-dependent visco-hyperelastic-viscoplastic behavior of poly(vinylidene fluoride) is investigated and modeled. The proposed mathematical formulation of the visco-hyperelastic element is constructed using a generalized Maxwell model consisting of non-linear springs and viscous dampers in series with a viscoplastic element. The Yamashita and Kawabata strain energy function is considered for modeling the hyperelastic response of the non-linear springs’ elements. The viscoelastic response is represented by the Prony series invoking the time-temperature correspondence principle and employing the Arrhenius equation to define the shift factors. The viscoplastic flow rate is defined by a phenomenological model activated when the Frobenius norm of the deviatoric portion of the Cauchy stress exceeds the material yield stress. The material parameters are calibrated from stress relaxation and monotonic tensile tests performed at different temperatures. Model predictions showed good agreement with the experimental results.     

Processing and characterization of oriented electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) mats

Mats of highly oriented poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanofibers were electrospun by means of a conventional electrospinning equipment; the orientation, however, was obtained using a disk collector rotating at a speed of 4000 rpm and a device that reduced the influence of air displacement during nanofiber orientation. Thermal transitions of the mats were determined by differential scanning calorimetry, the predominant crystalline phase by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering and the nanofiber orientation and morphology by scanning electron microscopy. Relative permittivity, loss index, stable remnant polarization, and coercive field of the mats were also determined and compared with those obtained for a mat electrospun at 2000 rpm and an oriented commercial film. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 000: 000–000, 2012     

The use of nano- and micro-instrumented indentation tests to evaluate viscoelastic behavior of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)

Nano-load (n-IIT) and micro-load (μ-IIT) instrumented indentation tests (IITs) were used to characterize elastic modulus and hardness in a semicrystalline polymer. The tests were conducted with loading rates ranging from 4.9 to 317 mN.min⁻¹ for n-IIT and from 300 to 10000 mN.min⁻¹ for μ-IIT. A decrease in the elastic modulus was observed as the load rate increased for the n-IIT process, and the elastic modulus increased as the load rate increased for the μ-IIT process. This behavior was explained by two-flow volume control under the indenter and the corresponding shear stress, which can influence the state of stress. The effect of holding time on the elastic modulus and hardness was also investigated for μ-IIT. E decreased with increasing holding time up to 30 s and became constant from there on. Hardness, however, decreased for all holding times evaluated. The steady state creep was only reached after 90 s, which is significantly higher than the time for elastic modulus stabilization.     

Quantifying supercritical CO2 dilation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoro-propylene) utilizing a linear variable differential transducer: plasticization and melting behavior

Melting behavior of semicrystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) is investigated as a function of supercritical CO₂ pressure using a Linear Variable Displacement Transformer (LVDT). The melting temperature (T_m) of both polymers is lowered due to supercritical CO₂ plasticization. For PVDF, the maximum lowering of T_m (ΔT_m/n=23°C) occurs between 483 and 552 bar. The corresponding value for the copolymer is Δ T_m = 26°C at 552 bar. At higher pressures, hydrostatic effects override plasticization and T_m increases for both polymers. By comparing T_m in N₂, a noninteracting gas, the opposing effects of plasticization and hydrostatic pressure on T_m are explored.     

DOPO衍生物改性碳纳米管的制备及对聚乳酸阻燃性能的影响

以含羧基的碳纳米管(CNT-COOH)和9,10-二氢-9-氧-10-磷杂菲-10-氧化物(DOPO)衍生物DOPO-NH₂为原料, 通过酰氯化反应、 缩合反应等制备了一种新型无机-有机杂化阻燃剂—DOPO衍生物改性碳纳米管(CNT-DOPO), 利用傅里叶变换红外光谱、 透射电子显微镜、 X射线光电子能谱及热重分析等对其结构进行表征并对有机物接枝率进行了定量测试. 结果表明, DOPO-NH₂成功接枝到碳纳米管上, 接枝率约为50%. 将CNT-COOH, DOPO-NH₂和CNT-DOPO以质量分数5%添加到聚乳酸(PLA)中制备阻燃PLA复合材料. 锥形量热测试结果表明, 与纯PLA相比, PLA/5CNT-COOH, PLA/5DOPO-NH₂和PLA/5CNT-DOPO 3种复合材料的热释放速率峰值分别下降46%, 3.4%和39.8%; 炭层形貌和结构分析表明, PLA/5CNT-DOPO的炭层石墨化程度最高, CNT-DOPO₂在凝聚相阻燃方面有明显的促进作用. 流变结果表明, 碳纳米管对黏弹转变影响很明显, PLA/5CNT-COOH和PLA/5CNT-DOPO基本上表现为弹性行为. 正是由于碳纳米管的存在, 使得PLA复合材料在低频区黏度增大, 并且在燃烧后期形成了连续致密的炭层, 有效降低了材料的热释放速率和烟释放.     

Effect of crystallization temperature on the crystalline phase content and morphology of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

The effect of temperature on the crystallization of α, β, and γ phases of PVDF from dimethylacetamide (DMA) solution was studied. Variation in the crystallinity content of these three phases was obtained as a function of temperature using infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and x-ray diffraction techniques. Such variation is related to the dependence of the crystallization rate of each phase with temperature, and allowed a better understanding of some results found in the literature about the crystallization and interconversion of these phases. Micrographs of samples present morphologies that corroborate with the proposed explanations. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.