聚乳酸的非等温结晶行为

用差示扫描量热法(DSC)研究聚乳酸(PLA)从熔体及玻璃态为初始条件下的非等温结晶行为,采用Ozawa方程、Mo法、Khanna法和Kissinger法对结晶动力学参数进行计算处理。 实验结果表明,这几种方法均适合处理PLA的非等温结晶过程,而Khanna法提出的结晶速率系数(CRC)能够方便地评价PLA相对结晶速率的大小。 PLA从玻璃态升温结晶比从熔体降温结晶容易得多,升温过程有利于晶核生成,而降温有利于晶体生长。 升温结晶时,升温速率2.0 ℃/min时,结晶焓(ΔH_c)达到最大为27.1 J/g。 从熔体等速降温过程中,随着冷却速率的降低ΔH_c单调增加,冷却速率为0.25 ℃/min时ΔH_c增加到28.3 J/g。 在较低温度下从玻璃态结晶,主要表现为异相成核的二维生长方式。 在较高的温度下从玻璃态升温结晶及从熔体冷却结晶时,以均相成核的三维生长方式结晶为主。 与升温过程相比,冷却不利于晶核的生成,所以导致冷却过程总体ΔH_c偏低,扩散活化能偏大。     

高熔体强度聚乳酸的研究进展

聚乳酸(PLA)具有完全可再生、完全可降解、生物相容等优异的综合性能,在一次性餐具、日用品、包装材料、纺丝和3D打印等领域具有广阔应用前景。但是,由于PLA是直链脂肪族聚酯,其熔体强度低,导致PLA在使用发泡、熔融纺丝、吹膜、热成型等基于拉伸流动场的加工成型方法时工艺性能较差。因此,提高PLA的熔体强度对于改善其加工性能和促进其产业化推广具有重要的意义。本文综述了改善PLA熔体强度的技术研究进展,主要包括共聚技术、扩链改性技术、自由基反应技术和纳米技术等。     

聚合物在压力下的流动诱导结晶

流动诱导聚合物结晶研究很少在压力场下开展,其原因是压力下流动诱导聚合物结晶对实验设备要求较高。然而,实际加工中不仅存在流动场,还有压力场。为此,作者课题组利用自制的装置对压力下流动诱导聚合物结晶开展了系统研究,发现其结晶行为与常压的流动诱导结晶有较大差别。等规聚丙烯(iPP)在压力和剪切场下可形成独特取向球形晶体形态。在短时间内(30min),iPP片晶可快速增厚,形成熔点接近平衡熔点的厚片晶(近180℃),其原因是在压力和流动场协同作用下,片晶增厚活化能快速减小。同时,从研究结果也获得了添加β成核剂的iPP体系在压力和流动场下形成β晶的窗口条件。对聚乳酸(PLA)的研究也发现了相似的片晶快速增厚规律。另外,在压力和流动场下,可直接从PLA熔体中获得可增韧PLA的β晶。研究成果为实际加工中的聚合物形态结构调控提供了理论和实验依据。     

快速增压制备非晶聚乳酸的等温冷结晶行为研究

通过快速增压法(RC)和自然冷却法(CN)分别制备出完全非晶的聚乳酸(PLA)样品,利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、偏光显微红外光谱仪(FTIR)和广角X-ray(WAXD)研究了2种非晶样品的初始结构、不同结晶温度下的等温冷结晶行为及最终的微观结构.结果表明,在温度为110、115、125、130、135及140℃下等温结晶时,RC样品的结晶速率明显高于CN样品;WAXD数据显示,结晶完成后RC样品的结晶度明显高于CN样品,但两者最终的晶粒尺寸大小相近,说明RC样品结晶过程中具有较高的成核密度;实验发现,PLA熔体在快速增压过程中很可能形成了某些类似物理老化样品中存在的局部有序结构,这些局部有序结构促进了晶核的形成,使冷结晶速率明显加快,结晶度提高.     

不同初始条件下聚乳酸的等温结晶动力学

用差示扫描量热法(DSC)研究聚乳酸(PLA)从熔体及玻璃态两种初始状态下的等温结晶行为,考查结晶动力学参数与结晶温度(Tc)及初始状态的关系.实验结果表明:从玻璃态结晶活化能(359 kJ/mol)较从熔体结晶活化能(103 kJ/mol)高;相应的Avrami指数n(2.3～2.7)小于从熔体的(2.5～3.1);所测得的平衡熔点是一致的,分别为155.7℃(玻璃态)、156.4℃(熔体);从玻璃态结晶诱导时间(ti)随着Tc升高而逐渐减小,从熔体结晶Tc=95℃时,出现最小ti为9.47min;在整个Tc区间,从玻璃态结晶速率(G)都受生长控制,从熔体低温时G受生长过程控制,高温时受成核过程控制.     

振荡剪切对聚乳酸熔体分子链解缠结的研究

利用哈克旋转流变仪在一定的温度和压力条件下对聚乳酸(PLA)熔体施加应变为正弦变化的振荡剪切场,从而对PLA分子链进行高效的降黏解缠.结果表明,当温度为190°C、样品厚度为1.5 mm时,PLA熔体在振动频率和剪切应变分别为3.5 Hz和50%处呈现最佳的降黏效果,其黏度相比于未经处理的熔体黏度下降了3~4个数量级.同时,凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)测试结果表明经过振荡剪切处理的PLA其分子量基本不变,表明熔体黏度的大幅下降是由PLA分子链有效解缠结导致而非分子链降解.示差扫描量热仪(DSC)结果表明,解缠效果最佳的PLA样品相比于未经处理的样品呈现出更低的玻璃化转变温度和较高的结晶度,进一步验证了熔体解缠的效果.不仅如此,我们研究了不同退火时间(1~30 min)和温度(180~200°C)对PLA分子链重新恢复缠结的影响,发现随着退火温度和时间的增加,PLA在120°C下等温结晶的半结晶时间不断增加,并向未经解缠处理的PLA样品的半结晶时间不断靠近,表明振荡剪切导致的解缠能在低温度下保持较长时间,在高温下快速复缠.     

不同链结构的双酚A聚碳酸酯对脂肪族聚碳酸酯结晶行为的影响

脂肪族聚碳酸酯(APC)是一类可降解的高分子材料,因其生产工艺可固定温室气体的主要成分二氧化碳,这种可降解塑料得到了越来越多的关注.作为半结晶高分子材料,脂肪族聚碳酸酯的结晶性能和结晶结构对成型加工、力学性能和降解性能具有重要的影响.借助热分析(示差扫描量热仪DSC)和形态学观察(偏光显微镜POM)两种方法研究了不同链结构的双酚A型聚碳酸酯对半结晶脂肪族聚碳酸酯——聚碳酸1,4-丁二醇酯结晶动力学行为的影响.实验发现质量分数1%的双酚A聚碳酸酯的加入促进了聚碳酸1,4-丁二醇酯的成核,但不同链结构的双酚A聚碳酸酯对其晶体生长具有相反的作用,线形双酚A聚碳酸酯(PC-L)能够促进晶体生长,而支化双酚A聚碳酸酯(PC-B)则抑制晶体生长.用原子力显微镜在轻敲模式下研究了两种双酚A聚碳酸酯与APC共混物熔融状态下的相结构,发现熔体结构的不同是导致两种共混物与纯的APC相比,结晶速率呈现相反变化趋势的主要原因.     

聚合物限域和预有序熔体的结晶行为及结构调控

高分子物理领域的挑战性难题之一是调控高分子的结晶行为.高分子结构具有多尺度的特点,且易受到各种本征因素以及加工过程中引入的外场与受限作用的影响.高分子的结晶过程复杂多变,为避免最终产品性能的良莠不齐,促进高分子材料的实际生产和应用,需要建立高分子结构与性能的直接关系并实现对高分子结晶结构的精细化调控.本文以几种典型高分子为例,重点阐述了我们课题组在有关薄膜和纳米孔道构筑的限域空间与分子链预有序熔体对高分子结晶行为的影响、相关结晶结构调控机制以及结构-性能关系等方面的研究工作,阐明了聚合物多层次结构调控领域存在的科学问题,并展望了其未来发展方向.     

滑石粉和PLA-g-MAH对聚乳酸结晶性能和熔体强度的改善

采用混沌混炼单螺杆挤出机,制备马来酸酐接枝聚乳酸(PLA-g-MAH),进而制备PLA/滑石粉(5%,10%和20%,质量分数)和PLA/滑石粉(20%)/PLA-g-MAH(5%和10%)复合材料.复合材料样品中滑石粉的分散状态良好,滑石粉含量高达20%时未发生团聚.20%滑石粉和10%PLA-g-MAH使复合材料中PLA的α晶含量明显增加,结晶度提高至31.6%.在175℃下,PLA样品的熔体强度仅为3.6 mN,20%滑石粉明显提高了PLA的熔体强度(11.6 mN),这是由于分散较均匀的片状滑石粉对PLA熔体起增强效应并可提高PLA结晶速率,对PLA结晶有促进效应.与PLA样品对比,PLA/滑石粉(20%)/PLA-g-MAH(5%)复合材料的杨氏模量和冲击强度分别提高了51.7%和16.9%.     

聚乳酸立体复合物的结构与性能研究进展及展望北大核心CSCD

聚乳酸(PLA)类材料以其独特的生物相容性和生物可降解性备受关注。将其两种旋光对映体,即PLLA与PDLA共混,会产生一种具有更高熔点的立体复合物(sc-PLA),并能提高聚合物的结晶度、结晶速率以及耐热性,对于PLA类材料的开发和应用具有重要意义。本文从结晶机理、球晶形态、热稳定性和降解性能等方面综述了近年来有关sc-PLA结构与性能的研究进展,并对sc-PLA研究方向提出了作者的观点。     

Crystallization kinetics of virgin and processed poly(lactic acid)

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is an emerging material mainly because it can be synthesized from renewable resources and is thus environmentally and ecologically safe. The mechanical properties, above all the thermal resistance of PLA are determined by the crystalline content: the heat deflection temperature of crystalline PLA can reach 100 °C, whereas amorphous PLA loses mechanical properties at temperatures slightly higher than 60 °C. However, PLA has a low crystallization rate, so that after processing it remains mostly amorphous. This characteristic heavily limits the use of PLA for commercial applications. Many studies have been recently published on the crystallization kinetics of PLA. The effect of processing on this feature is however often neglected. In this work, the significance of processing on the crystallization kinetics of a commercial PLA was investigated. Two processing methods were explored: extrusion and injection moulding. The obtained materials, and the starting pellets of virgin polymer, were analyzed by calorimetry in order to obtain the crystallization kinetics. Two protocols were adopted to determine the crystallization rates during cooling from the melt or heating from the solid. The parameters of a kinetic equation were determined for all the materials and protocols adopted and it was thus possible to describe the evolution of crystallinity during heating and during cooling.     

The Influences of Elastomer toward Crystallization of Poly(lactic acid)

Poly (lactic acid)/elastomer blends were prepared via direct injection molding. In non-isothermal crystallization scan, the crystallinity of PLA increased with a decrease in the heating and cooling rate. The melt crystallization of PLA appeared in the low cooling rate (1, 5 and 7.5°C/min). The presence of elastomer tended also to increase the crystallinity of PLA. However, it started to decrease in 30% of elastomer. It was also showed by the decreasing of cold crystallization activation energy. Elastomer also gave plasticization effect in PLA properties. Thermal treatment through annealing completed after 1 h at 80 °C. In isothermal crystallization scan, the cold crystallization rate increased with increasing crystallization temperature in the blends. The Avrami analysis showed that at low temperatures, the cold crystallization had two regime processes whereas at high temperature only one stage was observed.     

Moisture sorption, transport, and hydrolytic degradation in polylactide

Management of moisture penetration and hydrolytic degradation of polylactide (PLA) is extremely important during the manufacturing, shipping, storage, and end-use of PLA products. Moisture transport, crystallization, and degradation, in PLA have been measured through a variety of experimental techniques including size-exclusion chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction. Quartz crystal microbalance and dynamic vapor sorption experiments have also been used to measure moisture sorption isotherms in PLA films with varying crystallinity. A surprising result is that, within the accuracy of the experiments, crystalline and amorphous PLA films exhibit identical sorption isotherms.     

Moisture sorption, transport, and hydrolytic degradation in polylactide

Management of moisture penetration and hydrolytic degradation of polylactide (PLA) is extremely important during the manufacturing, shipping, storage, and end-use of PLA products. Moisture transport, crystallization, and degradation, in PLA have been measured through a variety of experimental techniques including size-exclusion chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction. Quartz crystal microbalance and dynamic vapor sorption experiments have also been used to measure moisture sorption isotherms in PLA films with varying crystallinity. A surprising result is that, within the accuracy of the experiments, crystalline and amorphous PLA films exhibit identical sorption isotherms.     

Impact of Zn(Ⅱ) Ions on Crystallization and Thermal Properties of Poly(lactic acid)

The issues of low crystallinity and slow crystallization rate of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) have been widely addressed. In this work, we find that doping PLA with Zn(Ⅱ) ions can speed up the process of crystallization of PLA. Three kinds of Zn(Ⅱ) salts (ZnCl\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}, ZnSt and ZnOAc) were tested in comparison with some other ions such as Mg(Ⅱ) and Ca(Ⅱ). The increased crystallinity and crystallization rate of PLA doping with Zn(Ⅱ) are reflected in FT-IR and variable temperature Raman spectroscopy. The crystallinity is further confirmed or measured with differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. The crystallinity rate of the PLA/ZnSt-0.4 wt% material can reach 22.46% and the crystallinity rate of the PLA/ZnOAc-0.4 wt% material can reach 24.83%, as measured with differential scanning calorimetry.     

Polylactide/cellulose nanocrystal composites: a comparative study on cold and melt crystallization

Polylactide (PLA) composites with pristine cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and acetylated one (aCNC) were prepared for the crystallization study. The roles of CNC and aCNC in cold and melt crystallization of PLA were explored. Both CNC and aCNC have good nucleation activity during cold crystallization of PLA, but also highly impede transport of adjacent chain segments to the growing surface, acting as the role of physical barrier in the glassy bulk. Within the experimental temperature range, growth dominates the overall kinetics, rather than nucleation. Therefore, barrier role overwhelms nucleation agent one and as a result, the cold crystallization rates of composites decrease as compared with neat PLA, accompanied by decreased degrees of crystallinity. During melt crystallization, although the presence of CNC and aCNC leads to sharply increased system viscosities, reducing chain mobility, nucleation is the dominant role as the systems crystallize from the melts. Thus, the presence of CNC and aCNC promotes melt crystallization of PLA, and the composites show far higher crystallization rates and degrees of crystallinity than neat PLA. Besides, the surface acetylation of CNC improves its nucleation ability during melt crystallization of PLA, and as a result, the composite with aCNC has denser fold surfaces relative to the one with CNC. But the presence of these two kinds of particles has no evident influence on the lamellar structure of PLA whether in the cold or in melt crystallization. This work can provide useful information on the crystallization control of PLA using CNC.     

The Influence of Peroxide on Bubble Stability and Rheological Properties of Biobased Poly(lactic acid)/Natural Rubber Blown Films

This study investigated the effects of natural rubber(NR)and an organic peroxide on the rheological properties,mechanical properties,morphology,and bubble stability during film blowing of poly(lactic acid)(PLA).The NR and peroxide contents were varied from 0 wt%to 25 wt%and 0 wt%to 0.5 wt%,respectively.The results confirmed that the presence of well-dispersed NR could significantly improve the toughness,elongation at break,and processability of PLA films,where the optimal amount of NR was 15 wt%.For the reactive blending with peroxide,a suitable peroxide content for good film toughness and clarity was 0.03 wt%,while the higher content of 0.1 wt%could provide slightly higher processability.These contents are considered much lower than that in the PLA system(without NR),which required up to 0.5 wt%peroxide.The rheological studies indicated that the melt strength,the storage modulus(G’)and complex viscosity(η*)at low frequency could be correlated with good film blowing processability of the PLA/NR films at low gel contents.These parameters failed to correlate in the films having high gel contents as the deformation rate experienced by each test was different leading to the different levels of response to the type and amount of gels.     

间规聚苯乙烯同质多晶现象的研究

间规聚苯乙烯(ｓＰＳ)是由日本出光公司在1985年首先合成,由于其优良的耐热性(熔点高达270℃),立刻被认为有可能或为下一世纪最重要的工程塑料.独特的分子结构,使间规聚苯乙烯具有密度低、尺寸稳定、耐热性、耐溶剂性好等诸多优点,因而引起研究人员的广泛重视.同时,间规聚苯乙烯存在复杂的同质多晶现象,共有α、β、γ和δ四种晶型.以不同的条件从熔体结晶,间规聚苯乙烯可形成平面锯齿结构的α晶和β晶.其中,α晶属六方晶系,晶胞参数为:ａ=263ｎｍ,ｃ=078ｎｍ;β晶是斜方晶,晶胞参数为:ａ=088ｎｍ,ｂ=263ｎｍ,ｃ=078ｎｍ.与传统的全同聚丙烯…     

Influence of isotacticity and molecular weight on the properties of metallocenic isotactic polypropylene

The relationships between structure and properties have been established for isotactic polypropylene, iPP, homopolymers synthesized by metallocene catalyst systems. These iPPs exhibit different isotacticity degrees and molecular weights, and several thermal treatments during their processing have been applied. The most important factor affecting the structure and properties of these polymers is the isotacticity content. The thermal treatment, i.e., the rate of cooling from the melt, is also important and a clear molecular weight effect has been also found for the sample with lowest M_w. These factors affect the thermal properties, the degree of crystallinity and, therefore, the structural parameters and the viscoelastic behavior. A slow cooling from melt favors the formation of the γ phase instead of the α modification. The storage modulus, Young modulus and microhardness values increase as crystallinity does, independently of the origin of this increase: higher isotacticity or application of a slow crystallization from the melt.