Stereospecific sequential block copolymerizations of styrene and 1,3‐butadiene with a C5Me5TiMe3/B(C6F5)3/Al(oct)3 catalyst

This article reports a new methodology for preparing highly stereoregular styrene (ST)/1,3‐butadiene (BD) block copolymers, composed of syndiotactic polystyrene (syn‐PS) segments chemically bonded with cis‐polybutadiene (cis‐PB) segments, through a stereospecific sequential block copolymerization of ST with BD in the presence of a C₅Me₅TiMe₃/B(C₆F₅)₃/Al(oct)₃ catalyst. The first polymerization step, conducted in toluene at ?25 °C, was attributed to the syndiospecific living polymerization of ST. The second step, conducted at ?40 °C, was attributed to the cis‐specific living polymerization of BD. The livingness of the whole polymerization system was confirmed through a linear increase in the weight‐average molecular weights of the copolymers versus the polymer yields in both steps, whereas the molar mass distributions remained constant. The profound cross reactivity of the styrenic‐end‐group active species with BD toward ST led to the production of syn‐PS‐b‐cis‐PB copolymers with extremely high block efficiencies. Because of the presence of crystallizable syn‐PS segments, this copolymer exhibited high melting temperatures (up to 270 °C), which were remarkably different from those of the corresponding anionic ST–BD copolymers, for which no melting temperatures were observed. Scanning electron microscopy pictures of a binary syn‐PS/cis‐PB blend with or without the addition of the syn‐PS‐b‐cis‐PB copolymers proved that it could be used as an effective compatibilizer for noncompatibilized syn‐PS/cis‐PB binary blends. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 1188–1195, 2005     

Effect of glycidyl methacrylateas compatibilizeron physico-chemical properties of gamma irradiated composites ofethylene propylene diene monomer rubber / styrene butadiene rubber/ground tire rubber

ABSTRACT

Composites of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM)/ styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)/ground tire rubber (GTR)(50/50/20) phr (part per hundred parts of rubber, by weight)loaded with different contents of glycidylmethacrylate (GMA) 2–6?phr. were irradiatedfrom 50 to 250?kGy. The physicochemical properties were investigated.

Irradiation dose and GMA improved physicochemical properties, the optimum content of GMA is 6?phr at a low dose of irradiation. These results were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).     

增容剂对煤直接液化残渣改性沥青低温性能的影响

为了评价不同增容剂对煤直接液化残渣改性沥青低温性能的影响,首先,通过正交实验确定出三种增容剂（硅烷偶联剂、苯甲醛、二甲苯）各自的最佳掺量及掺入方式;其次,采用双边缺口拉伸（DENT）试验评价加入三种增容剂后沥青的低温抗延性断裂性能;最后,结合SEM照片并利用Image Pro plus图像处理软件计算加入三种增容剂后沥青中煤直接液化残渣的分散面积比,以定量地表征三种增容剂对煤直接液化残渣改性沥青低温性能的改善效果。结果表明,加入适量增容剂在一定程度上有助于煤直接液化残渣在沥青中的分散,提高两者之间的相容性,保持煤直接液化残渣改性沥青体系的长期稳定状态,避免因煤直接液化残渣的沉淀聚集而在相界面产生应力集中,增强煤直接液化残渣改性沥青的低温抗延性断裂性能。三种增容剂对煤直接液化残渣改性沥青低温性能改善效果不同,硅烷偶联剂最优,次之为苯甲醛,最差为二甲苯。     

Effect of compatibilizer on morphology and properties of HDPE/Nylon 6 blends

The compatibilization effect of linear low‐density polyethylene‐grafted maleic anhydride (LLDPEgMA) and high‐density polyethylene‐grafted maleic anhydride (HDPEgMA) on high‐density polyethylene (HDPE)/polyamide 6 (Nylon 6) blend system is investigated. The morphology of 45 wt %/55 wt % polyethylene/Nylon 6 blends with three compatibilizer compositions (5 wt %, 10 wt %, and 15 wt %) are characterized by atomic force microscopic (AFM) phase imaging. The blend with 5 wt % LLDPEgMA demonstrates a Nylon 6 continuous, HDPE dispersed morphology. Increased amount of LLDPEgMA leads to sharp transition in morphology to HDPE continuous, Nylon 6 dispersed morphology. Whereas, increasing HDPEgMA concentration in the same blends results in gradual morphology transition from Nylon 6 continuous to co‐continuous morphology. The mechanical properties, oxygen permeability, and water vapor permeability are measured on the blends which confirm the morphology and indicate that HDPEgMA is a better compatibilizer than LLDPEgMA for the HDPE/Nylon 6 blend system. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2019 , 57, 281–290     

超高分子量聚乙烯对聚酰胺摩擦磨损行为的影响

采用双螺杆挤出机制备聚酰胺/超高分子量聚乙烯(PA66/UHMWPE)和聚酰胺/超高分子量聚乙烯/马来酸酐接枝高密度聚乙烯(PA66/UHMWPE/MAH-g-HDPE)共混物,采用傅立叶转换红外光谱仪分析共混体系的结构,同时评价其机械性能及摩擦磨损性能.结果表明:加入MAH-g-HDPE相容剂可以使共混体系的相容性得到改善,提高共混物的机械性能;具有平整分子结构的UHMWPE有利于改善PA66的摩擦磨损性能,当摩擦偶件的转移层达到饱和状态后,共混物的耐磨性与其力学性能相关;共混物在摩擦过程中表现出严重的塑性变形和粘着磨损,但在共混体系的摩擦过程中,对摩擦磨损性能起主要作用的是受热软化的UHMWPE在磨损表面形成低剪切强度的界面层,从而使得PA66的摩擦磨损性能明显改善.     

Effects of polystyrene‐b‐poly(ethylene/propylene)‐b‐polystyrene compatibilizer on the recycled polypropylene and recycled high‐impact polystyrene blends

The recycled polypropylene/recycled high‐impact polystyrene (R‐PP/R‐HIPS) blends were melt extruded by twin‐screw extruder and produced by injection molding machine. The effects of polystyrene‐b‐poly(ethylene/propylene)‐b‐polystyrene copolymer (SEPS) used as compatibilizer on the mechanical properties, morphology, melt flow index, equilibrium torque, and glass transition temperature (T_g) of the blends were investigated. It was found that the notch impact strength and the elongation at break of the R‐PP/R‐HIPS blends with the addition of 10 wt% SEPS were 6.46 kJ/m² and 31.96%, which were significantly improved by 162.46% and 57.06%, respectively, than that of the uncompatibilized blends. Moreover, the addition of SEPS had a negligible effect on the tensile strength of the R‐PP/R‐HIPS blends. Additionally, the morphology of the blends demonstrated improved distribution and decreased size of the dispersed R‐HIPS phase with increasing the SEPS content. The increase of the melt flow index and the equilibrium torque indicated that the viscosity of the blends increased when the SEPS was incorporated into the R‐PP/R‐HIPS blends. The dynamic mechanical properties test showed that when the content of SEPS was 10 wt%, the difference of T_g decreased from 91.72°C to 81.51°C. The results obtained by differential scanning calorimetry were similar to those measured by dynamic mechanical properties, indicating an improved compatibility of the blends with the addition of SEPS.     

Effect of Nanoclay on the Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 and Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA) Blends

The effect of organomodified nanoclay on the morphology and properties of a (70/30 w/w) nylon 6/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blend prepared by a melt processing method was investigated. The number average domain diameter (D_n ) of the dispersed PMMA phase was found to decrease with the addition of a small amount [0.5 per hundred resin (phr)] of clay in the blend. A much finer dispersion of the minor phase in the presence of a higher amount (5 phr) of clay indicated better mixing efficiency and improved morphology in the blend. X-ray diffraction indicated the exfoliation of the clays in the nylon 6 matrix, whereas PMMA chains only intercalated into the clay layers. However, the same effect of the clay was not observed in a (30/70 w/w) nylon 6/PMMA blend when nylon 6 became the dispersed domains. In the (30/70 w/w) nylon 6/PMMA blend, the addition of organomodified nanoclay (up to 2 phr) increased the D_n of the nylon 6 domains by preferential location of the clays inside the nylon 6 domains. Addition of styrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymer effectively reduced the D_n of disperse phases in both compositions of the nylon 6/PMMA blends. Thus, in nylon 6/PMMA blends, clay platelets could prevent the coalescence of dispersed domains during melt mixing as long as it was dispersed in the matrix phase of the blend. Mechanical properties and thermal stability of the blends were also improved in the presence of clay.     

Influence of the compatibilizer polarity and molar mass on the morphology and the gas barrier properties of polyethylene/clay nanocomposites

In this study, different modified polyethylenes with different molar masses and different modification rates were examined as compatibilizers to prepare high density polyethylene/organoclay nanocomposites. Nanocomposites having 5 wt % organo-modified clay and 20 wt % interfacial agent were prepared by melt blending. The effect of compatibilizer molar mass and polarity was investigated on the clay dispersion and on the gas barrier properties. It was observed that the amount of large and dense fillers aggregates was considerably reduced by introduction of an interfacial agent. The nanocomposite final morphology was governed by a diffusion/shear mechanism. A high degree of clay delamination was obtained with the high molar mass compatibilizers, whereas highly swollen clay aggregates resulted from the incorporation of the low molar mass interfacial agents. In the investigated nanocomposites series, the barrier properties could not be directly related to the clay dispersion state but resulted also from the matrix/clay interfacial interactions. A gas transport mechanism based on these both parameters was proposed to explain the barrier properties evolution in these low polar nanocomposites series. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2593–2604, 2008     

大分子相容剂改性Mg(OH)2/PP阻燃材料的性能

用双螺杆挤出机熔融挤出法制备了相容剂改性氢氧化镁/聚丙烯[Mg(OH)2/PP]阻燃材料。研究了马来酸酐接枝聚丙烯(PP-g-MA),马来酸酐接枝(乙烯/辛烯)共聚物(POE-g-MA)和马来酸酐接枝聚醋酸乙烯酯(EVA-g-MA)3种大分子相容剂对阻燃材料的熔体流动性、结晶行为、力学性能和断口形态的影响。结果表明:相容剂PP-g-MA和POE-g-MA的加入使阻燃材料的熔体流动速率降低,PP结晶温度提高,EVA-g-MA的加入使阻燃材料熔体流动速率数提高;Mg(OH)2对PP结晶存在异相成核作用,Mg(OH)2的加入使PP的冲击强度、拉伸强度和断裂伸长率降低,杨氏模量提高;相容剂改性后Mg(OH)2/PP阻燃材料的拉伸强度提高,其中以PP-g-MA最为明显,而POE-g-MA则提高了阻燃材料的冲击强度。     

Single-Ionic Conductivityin Poly(Sodium 2-Methacryloyl 3-[Ω-Methoxyl Oligo(Oxyethylene)]Propylsulfonate)

Abstract

Sodium 2-methacryloyl 3-[ω-methoxyl oligo(oxyethylene)] propylsulfonate was synthesized, from which homopolymer-based polyelectrolyte was prepared. The polyelectrolytes thus obtained show single Na⁺ionic conductivity at ambient temperature, neither adding plasticizer nor hybridizing small molecular salt. The conductivity depends considerably on the length of oligo(oxyethylene) side-chain. Optimally, the highest conductivity of 6.0 × 10^?6 S/cm at 25°C is obtained when the number of (CH₂CH₂O) repeating units equals 16. Results indicate that the conductivity data follow WLF and VTF equations. The WLF parameters are found to be comparable with “universal” values, and analysis of the configuration entropy model suggests that the conduction of Na⁺ ions is carried out by an association mechanism.