Morphology and electric conductivity of cross-linked polyethylene–carbon black blends prepared by gelation/ crystallization from solutions

 Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) – carbon black (CB) blends were prepared by gelation/ crystallization from PE dilute solutions containing CB particles. The UHMWPE/CB composition chosen were 1/0.15, 1/0.25, 1/0.5, 1/0.75, 1/1, 1/3, 1/5, and 1/9, etc. The cross-linking of PE chains was performed by chemical reaction of dicumyl-peroxide at 160 ^°C. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that the crystallinity of PE within the blends decreased drastically through the chemical reaction at high temperature. The sample preparation method by gelation/crystallization provided the UHMWPE–CB system with various CB contents up to 90% and the conductivities for the resultant specimens were in the range from 10^-9 to 1 Ω^-1 cm^-1 corresponding to the electric conductivity range of semiconductors. The blends assured thermal stability of electric conductivity by cross-linking of PE chains, although the mechanical property such as the storage and loss moduli were very sensitive to temperature. The conductivity of the blends with CB content ≥20% were almost independent of temperature up to 220 ^°C and the values in the heating and cooling processes were almost the same. On the other hand, for the UHMWPE–CB blends with 13% CB content corresponding to the critical one, temperature dependence of electric resistivity showed positive temperature coefficient (PTC) effect. The PTC intensities for non-cross-linked and cross-linked materials were lower than that of the corresponding low-molecular-weight-polyethylene (LMWPE)–CB blend but the maximum peak appeared at 160 ^°C which is higher than the peak temperature of LMWPE–CB blend. Received: 10 December 1997 Accepted: 9 April 1998     

Morphology and thermal properties of a PC/PE blend with reactive compatibilization

Reactive compatibilization of immiscible polymers is becoming increasingly important and hence a representative study of a polycarbonate/high density polyethylene (PC/HDPE) system is the focus of this paper. A grafted copolymer PC‐graft‐ethylene‐co‐acrylic acid (PC‐graft‐EAA) was generated as a compatibilizer in situ during processing operation by ester and acid reaction between PC and ethylene‐acrylic acid (EAA) in the presence of the catalyst dibutyl tin oxide (DBTO). As the polyethylene (PE) matrix does not play any part during the synthesis of the copolymer and since PC and EAA are also immiscible, to simplify the system, the influence of this copolymer formation at the interface between PC and EAA on rheological properties, phase morphology, and crystallization behavior for EAA/PC binary blends was first studied. The equilibrium torque increased with the DBTO content increasing in EAA/PC blends on Haake torque rheometer, indicating the in situ formation of the graft copolymer. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies of cryogenically fractured surfaces showed a significant change at the distribution and dispersion of the dispersed phase in the presence of DBTO, compared with the EAA/PC blend without the catalyst. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies suggested that the heat of fusion of the EAA phase in PC/EAA blends with or without DBTO reduced with the formation of the copolymer compared with pure EAA. Then morphological studies and crystallization behavior of the uncompatibilized and compatibilized blends of PC/PE were studied as functions of EAA phase concentration and DBTO content. Morphological observations in PC/PE blends also revealed that on increasing the EAA content or adding the catalyst DBTO, the number of microvoids was reduced and the interface was intensive as compared to the uncompatibilized PC/PE blends. Crystallization studies indicated that PE crystallized at its bulk crystallization temperature. The degree of crystallinity of PE phase in PC/PE/EAA blends was also reduced with the addition of EAA and DBTO compared to the uncompatibilized blends of PC/PE, indicating the decrease in the degree of crystallinity was more in the presence of PC‐graft‐EAA. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Thermal Analyses of Pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic Acid Bridged Co(II) Coordination Polymer of _∞~2[Co(phen)(μ-L)_(3/3)]·H_2O (H_2L = Pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic Acid)

1 INTRODUCTION Molecular assembly and supramolecular che-mistry are young and rapidly growing subjects andhave attracted great attention. Microporous materialsbuilt up by organic ligands and metal ions have po-tential applications in catalysis, chemical absorption,magnetism and electronic conductivity[1～3]. Multi-dentate organic ligands are good building blocks,such as 1,2,4,5-benzene tetracarboxylic acid (BT-CA), 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid, terephthalicacid, 1,10-phenanthrol…     

Li2O·nB2O3-20%LiCl-H2O体系20℃过饱和溶液结晶动力学研究

用动力学方法对Li₂O·nB₂O₃-20%LiCl-H₂O体系(n=1,2,3)20℃过饱和溶液结晶过程进行研究，结果表明每一种溶液只析出一种固相，Li₂O∶B₂O₃=1∶1、1∶2和1∶3的氯化锂溶液分别结晶出Li₂O·B₂O₃·4H₂O, Li₂O·2B₂O₃·3H₂O和Li₂O·5B₂O₃·10H₂O，拟合并给出结晶动力学方程，同时对这三种固相的结晶反应机理进行了探讨。     

尼龙1010结构与性能研究进展（下）：结晶,熔融,性质,改性

本文介绍了尼龙１０１０的结晶过程与动力学、晶体的熔融与转化；并论述了其稀溶液、热降解与动态力学性质及共聚、共混、填充、增强、交联改性方面的研究进展。     

Ni(phen)(H2O)(V2O6)的水热合成和晶体结构（英）

A novel compound Ni(phen)(H₂O)(V₂O₆) has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally determined to be a two-dimensional compound, which contains {V₂O₆}_n^2n- chains interconnected by nickel(Ⅱ) complexes via oxygen atoms. The crystallographic data measured by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis are as follows: C₁₂H₁₀N₂NiO₇V₂, M_r=454.81, monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a=0.784 6(3), b=2.103 6(8), c=0.942 3(4) nm, β=112.872(5)°, V=1.433 0(10) nm³, Z=4, D_c=2.104 Mg·m^-3, μ(Mo Kα)=2.615 mm^-1, F(000)=904, T=298(2) K, 4 480 reflections collected, 2 470 independent (R_int=0.032 2), the final R=0.058 4 and wR₂=0.145 7 for 2 303 observed reflections with I>2σ(I). CCDC: 192520.     

Molecular fractionation in isotactic polypropylene during isothermal crystallization

The nucleation frequency of isotactic polypropylene shows for certain molecular weight distributions during isothermal crystallization a “stepwise” development of the nuclei as a function of time. The resulting curve can be fitted by a superposition of exponential functions assuming a separate nucleation density for each nucleation step. The multimodal nucleation is discussed as a consequence of molecular fractionation effects during crystallization. Received: 23 October 1997 Accepted: 12 May 1998     

CRYSTALLIZATION AND MELTING OF POLY（ETHYLENE OXIDE） CONFINED IN NANOSTRUCTURED PARTICLES WITH CROSS-LINKED SHELLS OF POLYBUTADIENE

Small fixed aggregates of a poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polybutadiene diblock copolymer(PEO-b-PB)in THFsolution were obtained by adding a selective solvent for PB blocks,followed by cross-linking the PB shells.Themorphologies of the nanostructured particles with a cross-linked shell were investigated by atomic force microscopy andtransmission electron microscopy.The average behaviors of the PEO crystallization and melting confined within thenanostructured particles were studied by using differential scanning calorimetry experiments.For the deeply cross-linkedsample(SCL-1),the crystallization of the PEO blocks was fully confined.The individual nanoparticles only crystallized atvery low crystallization temperatures(T_cs),wherein the homogenous primary nucleation determined the overallcrystallization rate.For the lightly cross-linked sample(SCL-2),the confinement effect was T_c dependent.At T_c(?)42℃,thecrystallization and melting behaviors of SCL-2 were similar to those of the pure PEO-b-PB diblock copolymer.At T_c>42℃,SCL-2 could form PEO lamellae thicker than those of the pure PEO-b-PB crystallized at the same T_c.     

Cu/SO42-/La2O3-ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂的制备及其对C3H6选择还原NO的催化性能

以Al₂O₃为基质，添加ZrO₂和La₂O₃，制成La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃复合载体，然后采用SO₄^2-进行改性，再负载上Cu²⁺，制备了铜基SO₄^2-改性的复合载体催化剂(Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃)。考察了它在富氧条件下对丙烯选择还原NO的催化性能，并借助XRD、SEM、TG、Py-IR、NH₃-TPD、FTIR和TPR等方法研究了Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃的结构和性能的关系。结果表明，ZrO₂的加入主要有利于提高催化剂的低温活性；La₂O₃的加入则主要有利于提高催化剂的热稳定性和还原性能；SO₄^2-能够与Zr形成螯合双配位结构，大幅度促使催化剂表面酸量增加并且酸性增强；因此，有效地提高了Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃在富氧条件下对丙烯选择还原NO的催化活性和水热稳定性。在无水条件下，Cu/SO₄^2-/La₂O₃-ZrO₂-Al₂O₃能使NO的最大转化率高达84.3%，即使在275 ℃ 10%水蒸气存在的情况下，仍能使NO的转化率高达81.2%。