Thermal degradation kinetics of in situ prepared PET nanocomposites with acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes

A series of PET/acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites of varying nanoparticles’ concentration were prepared, using the in situ polymerization technique. TEM micrographs verified that the dispersion of the MWCNTs into the PET matrix was homogeneous, while some relatively small aggregates co-existed at higher filler contents. Intrinsic viscosity of the prepared nanocomposites was increased at low MWCNTs contents (up to 0.25 wt%), while at higher contents a gradual reduction was observed. The surface carboxylic groups of acid-treated MWCNTs probably reacted with the hydroxyl end groups of PET, acting as chain extenders at smaller concentrations, while at higher concentrations, on the other hand, led to the formation of branched and cross-linked macromolecules, with reduced apparent molecular weights. From the thermogravimetric curves, it was concluded that the prepared samples exhibited good thermostability, since no remarkable mass loss occurred up to 320 °C (<0.5%). The activation energy (E) of degradation of the studied materials was estimated using the Ozawa, Flynn, and Wall (OFW), Friedman and Kissinger’s methods. Pure PET had an E = 223.5 kJ/mol, while in the PET/MWCNTs nanocomposites containing up to 1 wt% the E gradually increased, indicating that MWCNTs had a stabilizing effect upon the decomposition of the matrix. Only the sample containing 2 wt% of MWCNTs exhibited a lower E due to the existence of the aforementioned cross-linked macromolecules. The form of the conversion function for all the studied samples obtained by fitting was the mechanism of nth-order auto-catalysis.     

Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate)

Kinetics of nonisothermal crystallization of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) from melt and glassy states were performed by differential scanning calorimetry under various heating and cooling rates. Several different analysis methods were used to describe the process of nonisothermal crystallization. The results showed that both Avrami treatment and a new method developed by combining the Avrami equation and Ozawa equation could describe this system very well. However, Ozawa analysis failed. By using an evaluation method, proposed by Kissinger, activation energies have been evaluated to be 92.6 kJ/mol and 64.6 kJ/mol for crystallization from the glassy and melt state, respectively. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1305–1312, 1998     

Melt‐crystallization mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/multi‐walled carbon nanotubes prepared by in situ polymerization

A series of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (PET/MWCNTs) nanocomposites were prepared by in situ polymerization using different amounts of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The polymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was carried out by the two‐stage melt polycondensation method. The intrinsic viscosity (IV) of the composites is ranged between 0.31 and 0.63 dL/g depending on the concentration of the MWCNTs. A decrease of IV was found by increasing MWCNTs content. This is due to the reactions taking place between the two components leading to branched and crosslinked macromolecules. These reactions are, mainly, responsible for thermal behavior of nanocomposites. The melting point of the nanocomposites was shifted to slightly higher temperatures by the addition till 0.55 wt % of MWCNTs while for higher concentration was reduced. The degree of crystallinity in all nanocomposites was, also, reduced by increasing MWCNTs amount. However, from crystallization temperature, it was found that MWCNTs till 1 wt % can enhance the crystallization rate of PET, whereas at higher content (2 wt %), the trend is the opposite due to the formation of crosslinked macromolecules. From the extended crystallization analysis, it was proved that MWCNTs act as nucleating agents for PET crystallization. Additionally, the crystallization mechanism due to the existence of MWCNT becomes more complicated because two mechanisms with different activation energies are taking place in the different degrees of crystallization, depending on the percentage of MWCNT. The effect of molecular weight also plays an important role. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 1452–1466, 2009     

茂金属间规立构聚丙烯结晶动力学研究

用ＤＳＣ和密度法对茂金属间规立构聚丙烯（ｓＰＰ）样品进行了等温和非等温结晶动力学研究．测得平衡熔点Ｔ０ｍ为１５８℃,平衡熔融热焓ΔＨ０ｍ为３７ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ,侧表面自由能σ＝５２ｅｒｇ／ｃｍ２,折叠链表面自由能σｅ＝６９ｅｒｇ／ｃｍ２,链堆砌功ｑ＝３３７５ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ．对非等温结晶过程研究表明,由熔体结晶的ｓＰＰ具有非均相成核,三维球状生长机理．成核与生长活化能ΔＥ＝７３１ＫＪ／ｍｏｌ     

MELTING CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OF NYLON 66

Analysis of isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon 66 was carried out using differentialscanning calorimetry (DSC). The commonly used Avrami equation and that modified by Jeziorny were used, respectively, tofit the primary stage of isothermal and nonisothermal crystallizations of nylon 66, In the isothermal crystallization process,mechanisms of spherulitic nucleation and growth were discussed. The lateral and folding surface free energies determinedfrom the Lauritzen-Hoffman treatment are σ= 9.77 erg/cm~2 and σ_e= 155.48 erg/cm~2, respectively; and the work of chainfolding is q = 33.14 kJ/mol. The nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon 66 was analyzed by using the Mo methodcombined with the Avrami and Ozawa equations. The average Avrami exponent n was determined to be 3.45, Theactivation energies (ΔE) were determined to be -485.45 kJ/mol and -331.27 kJ/mol, respectively, for the isothermal andnonisothermal crystallization processes by the Arrhenius and the Kissinger methods.     

Isothermal crystallization kinetics and melting behaviour of PET/ATO nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization

Neat poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and PET/antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) nanocomposites were prepared by in situ polymerization. The study of the isothermal crystallization behaviors of neat PET and PET/ATO nanocomposites was carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The crystallization kinetics under isothermal conditions could be described by the Avrami equation. For neat PET and PET/ATO nanocomposites, the Avrami exponent n both decreased with increasing crystallization temperature. In addition, for the same crystallization temperature, the value of n increased with increasing ATO content. These suggested that the crystallization types related to the values of n in the Avrami theory could not be suitable for the crystallization of PET and its nanocomposites. The change of the n values indicated that the addition of ATO resulted in the increase of the crystallizing growth points. That is a heterogeneous nucleating effect of ATO on crystallization of PET. In the DSC scan after isothermal crystallization process, multiple melting behavior was found. And the multiple endotherms could be attributed to melting of the recrystallized materials or the secondary lamellae produced during different crystallization processes. The equilibrium melting temperature of PET in the nanocomposites increased with increasing the ATO content. Surface free energy of PET chain folding for crystallization of PET/ATO nanocomposites was lower than that of neat PET, confirming the heterogeneous nucleation effect of ATO.     

Thermal Degradation Behavior and Kinetic Analysis of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Based Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites Prepared Via in-situ Polymerization

Thermal degradation behavior of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) nanocomposites, with different nanotubes contents (0.5, 1.5 and 3.5 wt%) prepared via in-situ polymerization technique have been investigated using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). TGA spectra revealed that these nanocomposites had enhanced thermal stability and no significant mass loss (<0.4 wt%) occurred up to 350°C. Thermal degradation of these UHMWPE/MWCNT nanocomposites was investigated in terms of parameters such as the onset temperature of degradation (T₁₀), the decomposition temperature at 50% wt loss (T₅₀), the degradation temperature of maximum rate of the weight loss (T_m), and the residual yields (W_R) from TGA. The degradation activation energies (E) of virgin UHMWPE and its nanocomposites were estimated using the Friedman, the Ozawa, Flynn, and Wall (OFW), and the Kissinger's methods. Results indicated that the degradation activation energy for the virgin UHMWPE was 281.3 kJ/mol. The activation energy increased with increasing nanotube loading up to 1.5 wt% indicating that MWCNTs had a stabilizing effect on the degradation of the matrix. However, loadings of 3.5 wt% of nanotube or more could slightly decrease the activation energy. The decrease in the activation energy for degradation of nanocomposites with higher MWCNT concentrations might be attributed to the catalytic effects of nanotubes and polymerization catalyst residues. The “model fitting” method indicated a mechanism of n ^th-order auto-catalysis from the form of the conversion curves for UHMWPE/MWCNTs nanocomposites prepared via in-situ polymerization.     

聚丙烯/凹凸棒土纳米复合材料的非等温结晶动力学

聚丙烯/凹凸棒土纳米复合材料的非等温结晶动力学     

Investigation on nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of the high‐flow nylon 6 by differential scanning calorimetry

The crystallization kinetics of the high‐flow nylon 6 containing polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers units in nylon 6 matrix was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. The Ozawa and Mo equations were used to describe the crystallization kinetics under nonisothermal condition. The values of Avrami exponent m and the cooling crystallization function F(T) were determined from the Ozawa plots, which showed bad linearity, and were divided into three sections depending on different cooling rates. The plots of the m and log F(T) values versus crystallization temperatures were obtained, which indicated that the actual crystallization mechanisms might change with the crystallization temperatures. The high‐flow nylon 6 has higher values of m and log F(T) than those of pure nylon 6, which implied that the high‐flow nylon 6 had more complicated crystallization mechanisms and slower crystallization rate than those of pure nylon 6. The good linearity of the Mo plots verified the success of this combined approach. The activation energies of the high‐flow nylon 6 ranged from 157 to 174 kJ/mol, which were determined by the Kissinger method. The ΔE values were lower than those of pure nylon 6, and the ΔE values were affected by both the generation and the content of PAMAM units in the nylon 6 matrix. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2201–2211, 2008     

一种典型半结晶型聚酰亚胺的非等温结晶动力学

使用3,3 ′,4,4′-联苯四酸二酐( s-BPDA),1,3,-双(4-氨基苯氧基)苯(TPER)和苯酐(PA)反应合成了一种半结晶型聚酰亚胺.根据DSC记录的不同速率下降温所得到的结晶放热曲线,分别采用Jeziorny、Ozawa及奠志深提出的方法对其非等温结晶行为进行了研究.发现由Jeziorny方法分析得到的...     

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.     

水性聚氨酯/功能化石墨烯纳米复合材料的非等温结晶动力学

采用差示扫描量热法DSC研究了水性聚氨酯/功能化石墨烯(WPU/FGNs)纳米复合材料的非等温结晶行为,分别采用Ozawa方程、莫志深方程研究复合材料的非等温结晶动力学,并通过Kissinger方程计算了结晶过程中的活化能。 结果表明,石墨烯在复合材料的结晶过程中起到异相成核剂的作用,提高了复合材料的结晶起始温度、峰值温度和结晶速率;增加石墨烯的质量分数,复合材料的结晶维数增加;石墨烯增加至0.3%,复合材料的活化能从-47.74 kJ/mol降低至-53.60 kJ/mol,继续增加石墨烯至1.0%,复合材料的活化能增加至-41.74 kJ/mol。     

Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of irradiated nylon 1212

The crystallization behavior of nylon 1212, irradiated at ⁶⁰Co γ‐rays (50 kGy), was studied by a rheometer, polarized optical microscopy (POM), and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The results showed that irradiated nylon 1212 samples exhibited abnormal crystallization behavior during the crystallization process: The Avrami exponent n was calculated and was found to be in the range from 2.06–2.41 for isothermal crystallization, and from 2.67–4.91 for nonisothermal crystallization; the spherulite morphology also changed largely by polarized optical microscopy (POM); the crystallization activation energy ΔE for isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization process of irradiated nylon 1212 are determined to be 57.4 kJ/mol and 78.65 kJ/mol, respectively, which are lower than that of nonirradiated nylon 1212. At the same time, a new method by a combination of the Avrami and Ozawa equations was successfully applied to analyze the noncrystallization process of irradiated nylon 1212. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 2326–2333, 2005     

Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon‐46

Isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon‐46 were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry. The equilibrium melting enthalpy and the equilibrium melting temperature of nylon‐46 were determined to be 155.58 J/g and 307.10 °C, respectively. The isothermal crystallization process was described by the Avrami equation. The lateral surface free energy and the end surface free energy of nylon‐46 were calculated to be 8.28 and 138.54 erg/cm², respectively. The work of chain folding was determined to be 7.12 kcal/mol. The activation energies were determined to be 568.25 and 337.80 kJ/mol for isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization, respectively. A convenient method was applied to describe the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon‐46 by a combination of the Avrami and Ozawa equations. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 1784–1793, 2002     

不同分子量聚L-乳酸的非等温结晶动力学研究

采用DSC方法研究了不同分子量聚乳酸在不同降温速率下的结晶过程,利用Ozawa方程和Kissinger方程研究了其非等温结晶动力学。结果表明,随着降温速率的增大和分子量增加,结晶峰向低温偏移,且峰形趋于平缓。求得分子量为2.6×104的聚乳酸的Ozawa指数m接近3,以异相成核的三维球晶生长为主,而分子量为14.3×104和19.2×104的聚乳酸的Ozawa指数m接近4,以均相成核的三维球晶生长为主,结晶活化能分别为-165.8kJ/mol、-82.1kJ/mol和-75.4kJ/mol。建立的"铰链"模型解释了不同分子量聚乳酸结晶活化能的显著差异,得到了聚乳酸分子量与结晶活化能的关系。     

聚甲醛/蒙脱土纳米复合材料非等温结晶动力学研究

聚甲醛/蒙脱土纳米复合材料非等温结晶动力学研究     

Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of in situ nylon 6/graphene composites by differential scanning calorimetry

The nonisothermal crystallization kinetics was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry for the nylon 6/graphene composites prepared by in situ polymerization. The Avrami theory modified by Jeziorny, Ozawa equation, and Mo equation was used to describe the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics. The analysis based on the Avrami theory modified by Jeziorny shows that, at lower cooling rates (at 5, 10, and 20 K/min), the nylon 6/graphene composites have lower crystallization rate than pure nylon 6. However, at higher cooling rates (at 40 K/min), the nylon 6/graphene composites have higher crystallization rate than pure nylon 6. The values of Avrami exponent m and the cooling crystallization function F(T) from Ozawa plots indicate that the mode of the nucleation and growth at initial stage of the nonisothermal crystallization may be as follows: two‐dimensional (2D), then one‐dimensional (1D) for all samples at 5–10 °C/min; three‐dimensional (3D) or complicated than 3D, then 2D and 1D at 10–20 and 20–40 °C/min. The good linearity of the Mo plots indicated that the combined approach could successfully describe the crystallization processes of the nylon 6 and nylon 6/graphene composites. The activation energies (ΔE) of the nylon 6/graphene composites, determined by Kissinger method, were lower than those of pure nylon 6. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 49: 1381–1388, 2011     

Melting behaviors,crystallization kinetics,and spherulitic morphologies of poly(butylene succinate) and its copolyester modified with rosin maleopimaric acid anhydride

This article investigated the melting behaviors, crystallization kinetics, and spherulitic morphologies of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) and its copolyester (PBSR) modified with rosin maleopimaric acid anhydride, using wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), and polarized optical microscope. Subsequent DSC scans of isothermally crystallized PBS and PBSR exhibited two melting endotherms, respectively, which was due to the melt‐recrystallization process occurring during the DSC scans. The equilibrium melting point of PBSR (125.9 °C) was lower than that of PBS (139 °C). The commonly used Avrami equation was used to describe the isothermal crystallization kinetics. For nonisothermal crystallization studies, the model combining Avrami equation and Ozawa equation was employed. The result showed a consistent trend in the crystallization process. The crystallization rate was decreased, the perfection of crystals was decreased, the recrystallization was reduced, and the spherulitic morphologies were changed when the huge hydrogenated phenanthrene ring was added into the chain of PBS. The activation energy (ΔE) for the isothermal crystallization process determined by Arrhenius method was 255.9 kJ/mol for PBS and 345.7 kJ/mol for PBSR. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 900–913, 2006     

Effect of silver nanoparticles on the morphology,crystallization, and melting behavior of polypropylene: A study on non-isothermal crystallization kinetics

The nanocomposites were prepared using melt intercalation method and the effects of the processing conditions on silver nanoparticles dispersion were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of virgin polypropylene (PP) and its nanocomposites have been evaluated using differential scanning calorimetric technique. The non-isothermal crystallization melt data were analyzed using macro kinetics equation with the help of Avrami, Malkin, and Mo’s models. The crystallization rate increased with the increasing of cooling rates for virgin PP and nanocomposite, but the crystallization of nanocomposite was faster than that of PP at a given cooling rate. The activation energy for non-isothermal crystallization of virgin polymer and nanocomposites based on Kissinger method has been determined to be 186 and 211 kJ/mol, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy analysis reveals balanced dispersion and presence of some silver nanoparticles aggregates, which act as a heterogeneous nucleating agent during the crystallization of the nanocomposite.     

磺化间规聚苯乙烯和间规聚苯乙烯的非等温结晶动力学

对磺化度分别为 1 6 0mol% ,3 0 5mol% ,4 41mol%的磺化间规聚苯乙烯和间规聚苯乙烯的非等温结晶动力学进行了研究 ,用DSC测试了四种样品的非等温结晶过程 ,对所得数据分别用Mandelkern方法和莫志深方法进行了处理 ,发现磺化间规聚苯乙烯和间规聚苯乙烯的非等温结晶动力学参数差别较大 ,说明磺酸基团的引入对sPS结晶行为有较大的影响 ,磺酸基团之间的氢键相互作用使SsPS的结晶速率降低 ,结晶度减小 .此外 ,SsPS和sPS的Avrami指数n值均在 2～ 3之间 ,且为非整数 ,说明它们主要是以混合成核的方式结晶 .SsPS的成核与生长活化能ΔE值高于sPS的 ,并且随磺化度的增加而递增 ,sPS的ΔE值为 2 40 5 0kJ/mol,磺化度为 1 6 0mol% ,3 0 5mol%和 4 41mol%的SsPS的ΔE值分别为 2 5 1 70kJ/mol,2 72 33kJ/mol和2 90 79kJ/mol.