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.     

13C CP/MAS NMR studies of morphological changes in polypropylene: 2. The double melting endotherm of spunbonded fabrics

The double melting endotherm of spunbonded isotactic polypropylene (iPP) fabrics was investigated by monitoring changes in the solid-state NMR spectrum that result from thermal annealing. The DSC melting thermogram was found to change from a double to a single endotherm at anneal temperatures ≥156°C, with a concomitant increase in percent crystallinity. All of the carbon resonances in the CP/MAS NMR spectrum of the purely crystalline phase of iPP were found to be composed of multiple peaks with relative intensities that depend on anneal temperature. By monitoring the changes in the distribution of intensity among the various peaks of a given resonance, a transition temperature of 156°C was identified. Arguments are presented that this redistribution of intensity within a given carbon resonance characterizes the transformation from the α₁ to the α₂ monoclinic crystal form. The exothermicity associated with this transformation is responsible for the observation of a double melting endotherm by DSC. The splitting patterns observed in the NMR spectrum are discussed in terms of interlayer distances between layers of isochiral helices and the density of exposed methyls at the contact faces of these interlayers. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

聚丙烯微孔膜的等离子体接枝聚合改性

利用拉伸时的晶型转变致孔特性,从β晶相聚丙烯经单向或双向拉伸制得了新型聚丙烯微孔膜、用等离子体接枝聚合技术接上了亲水性聚合物如聚丙烯酸、聚丙烯腈等。研究了等离子体处理时间、单体性质对得到的亲水膜的亲水性、离子/溶质渗透性的影响。发现接枝聚丙烯酸的双向拉伸膜对Na~+、Mg~(++),尿素有较大的渗透性,并具有优良的形状稳定性。     

聚丙烯中空纤维膜的微孔结构的控制

通过熔纺／冷拉伸法制备了微孔聚丙烯中空纤维膜。研究了工艺条件对微孔聚丙烯中空纤维膜的微孔结构与性能的影响。结果表明：随着纺丝温度的下降或熔体拉伸比的提高，最大可几孔径及孔隙率增大；熔纺中冷却风速提高，最大可几孔径及孔隙率较大；温度低于110℃时，热处理对最大可几孔径及孔隙率的影响较小，在120－130℃时，随着热处理温度的增加，最大孔径及孔隙率有明显增加的趋势；随着初纺中空纤维拉伸倍数的增加，孔隙率先增加而后下降。     

Effect of final heating temperature on crystallization of isotactic polypropylene nucleated with an aryl amide derivative as <Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>-form nucleating agent

An aryl dicarboxylic acid amide compound TMB-5 is an efficientβ-form nucleating agent for isotactic polypropylene(iPP).Because of the solubility of TMB-5,superstructure and morphology of iPP crystals changed with melting conditions.Effects of final heating temperature(T_f)on heterogeneous nucleation of iPP/TMB-5 were investigated.It was discovered that the crystallization temperature increased with decreasing T_f value.The optical microscopic images indicated that when TMB-5 partially dissolved in iPP melt,the remaining(non-dissolved)TMB-5 facilitated the recrystallization of dissolved nucleating agent from the melt,which promoted crystallization.Complete solubility of nucleating agent caused the decreasing efficiency.TMB-5 recrystallized in the form of tiny needles,whose aggregates induced dendritic iPP crystals.     

Influence of MWNT on Polypropylene and Polyethylene Photooxidation

Summary: Nanocomposites containing multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNT) were prepared by melt compounding with polypropylene and polyethylene. The samples were UV-light irradiated in artificial accelerated conditions representative of solar irradiation (λ > 300 nm) at 60 °C in air. The chemical modifications resulting from photooxidation were followed by FT-IR spectroscopy.The behaviour of nanocomposites containing MWNT depends from the type of polymer and presence or absence of antioxidant. The presence of MWNT affect photooxidation of the two polymers working as an UV-screener on the other hand the increase of thermal oxidation provoked by conversion of photon energy into thermal partially balance the decrease of positive effects on oxidation rate. The negative effects can be minimized by the presence of antioxidants that show interesting synergistic effects with MWNT.     

聚丙烯熔融接枝马来酸酐反应机理的研究

改变聚丙烯（PP）熔融接枝马来酸酐（MAH）反应中的单体和引发剂的浓度以及添加适当助剂,考察了接枝产物的接枝率和恒定剪切应力（600kPa)及温度（210℃）下的剪切粘度,验证了作先前所提出的PP熔融接枝MAH的反应机理。即：在PP熔融接枝MAH的过程中,过氧化物自由基在熔融接枝过程中直接引发MAH单体及MAH单体在聚丙烯的大分子链段发生β断裂前直接被其引发而产生的接枝反应是影响产物的接枝率和分子量的关键。在不改变单体和引发剂浓度的情况下,降低过氧化物自由基在熔融接枝过程中直接引发MAH单体反应的程度而提高聚丙烯的大分子自由基直接引发MAH单体的反应趋势,是提高接枝产物接枝率和分子量的有效途径。     

侧链液晶离聚物对PA1010/PP共混体系的增容作用

将聚酰胺（PA1010）、聚丙烯（PP）和热致型侧链液晶离聚物（SLCI）进行熔融共混，采用FTIR，SEM，DSC，WAXD研究测定了共混物中的相互作用，用形态结构，热行为和结晶行为，系统地研究了SLCI对PA101／PP共混物的增容作用。结果表明，SLCI有效地改善了PA1010／PP共混物的形态结构，增强了PA1010与PP链间的相互作用，使PA1010／PP熔点升高，结晶度提高。     

In situ FT-IR spectroscopic study on the conformational changes of isotactic polypropylene in the presence of supercritical CO2

The conformational changes of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) under supercritical CO₂ condition with different pressure and temperature have been carefully studied by in situ Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Analysis of the corresponding spectra shows that the conformational ordering by supercritical CO₂ results in the intensity enhancement of the regularity bands of iPP. Due to the high CO₂ concentration and strong intermolecular interaction, iPP can reach an equilibrium state in a short time at high CO₂ pressure. The equilibrium time increases with soaking temperature. After supercritical CO₂ treatment, two mechanisms, the formation of short helix from amorphous phase and the extension of short helix into long one, happen simultaneously. The latter mechanism undergoes quickly at the beginning of induced conformational changes and then slows down, resulting in the slight increase of crystallinity. At the same time, the conformational ordering in amorphous phase happens continuously until a thermodynamic equilibrium. In summary, in the presence of supercritical CO₂, the conformational ordering of iPP chains occurs exclusively in the amorphous region, with no impact on the crystal part.     

Determination and Temperature Dependence of Plateau Modulus for Polymerization of Propylene to Isotactic Polypropylene with Ultra-high Molecular Weight under Catalysis of Ziegler-Natta Catalyst

The viscoelastic behavior of isotactic polypropylene with ultra-high molecular weight (UHPPH) and broad molecular weight distribution(MWD), produced in the presence of Ziegler-Natta catalyst, was investigated by means of oscillatory rheometry at 180 and 200 ℃, whose loss modulus(G") plots at 180 and 200 ℃versus the natural logarithm of angular frequency(ω) present a pronounced maximum at 34.35 and 69.21 rad/s, respectively, and do not show a maximum peak at 0. 01-100 rad/s for Ziegler-Natta catalyzing ethylenepropylene random copolymerization (PPR) with a conventional molecular weight and broad MWD. The fact indicates that the high molecular weight is responsible for a maximum peak of G"(ω) vs. lnω curves for UHPPH. This makes it possible to determine the plateau modulus (G0N) of UHPPH from a certain experimental temperature G"(ω) curve directly. For UHPPH, the G0N determined to be 4. 28×105 and 3. 62×105 Pa at 180and 200 ℃, respectively, decreases with the increase of temperature and is independent of the molecular weight, which directly confirms reputation theoretical prediction that the G0N has no relation to the molecular weight.