Polypropylene surface modification by entrapment of polypropylene-graft-poly(butyl methacrylate)

Surface modification of polypropylene was carried out by entraping a copolymer of polypropylene grafted poly(butyl methacrylate) into polypropylene. The effects of structure of copolymers, contact die and content of modifiers on their surface enrichment were studied by attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), contact angle measurements and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated that PPw-g-PBMA could diffuse preferably onto the surface and effectively increase the hydrophilicity of PP. Lower content and higher surface energy die were in favor of the copolymer to enrich on the PP surface. PPw-g-PBMA with low PBMA contents, short length of PBMA distributed in PP with smaller phase domains and favored its selective enrichment on the surface of PP, especially at lower loadings in blends. The modified material exhibited excellent solvent-resistance.     

聚并苯纳米颗粒与聚丙烯复合制备新型抗静电阻燃材料

用聚并苯纳米颗粒作为新型导电填料代替导电炭黑和石墨等, 制备出具有抗静电阻燃性能的纳米聚并苯/聚丙烯复合材料. 测定了复合材料的渗流转变区, 讨论了纳米聚并苯含量对复合材料体积电阻率和表面电阻率的影响. 实验结果表明, 所制备复合材料的渗流转变发生在纳米聚并苯质量分数为16.7%-28.6%范围内, 当纳米聚并苯含量为28.6%时, 体积电阻率下降至2.09×107 Ω·cm. 另外, 阻燃性能研究结果表明, 当纳米聚并苯质量分数为23.1%时, 复合材料在空气中可以自熄, 因而可应用于矿井中抗静电阻燃塑料管道.     

聚丙烯表面接枝改性络合金的研究

探索了一种通过聚丙烯(PP)改性来络合金金属的新途径.首先在PP膜上经紫外光引发实施丙烯酸的接枝聚合反应,得到表面带—COOH基团的改性PP膜;再用负离子开环聚合的方法在改性后的PP膜上接枝尼龙6.上述处理后的膜表面含有大量O、N的功能基团,故可将此膜用于对溶液中金的络合.利用ATR、SEM、XPS等技术对改性及络合进行了表征.实验结果表明,此方法制备的PP膜对金的络合效果明显.     

Structural Changes and Electrodynamic Effects in Polymers under Fast Uniaxial Compression

Rheological explosion in polymers under uniaxial compression in an open volume occurs at the end of continuous rapid plastic deformation after several stages of creep. Two types of polymers were chosen for this study: brittle glassy amorphous polystyrene and thermoplastic semi-crystalline polypropylene. Electric pulses were detected during explosion, and their spectra were analyzed with two models.X-ray diffraction methods were used to investigate changes in the structure and morphology of polymers during deformation and rheological explosion. The pores appear in polymer in this process, and their shape and size distribution were derived from X-ray experiments. The main reason for the formation of pores in polymer samples in rheological explosion experiments is the intense microshifts in the polymer volume under the action of high applied pressure.     

Bibliometric analysis and an overview of the application of the non-precious materials for pyrolysis reaction of plastic waste

Huge plastic consumption and depletion of fossil fuels are at the top of the world's environmental and energy challenges. The scientific community has tackled these issues through different approaches. Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes to valuable products has been proved as a sustainable route which fits with the circular economy aspects. The design of catalytic materials is the central factor for performing the catalytic conversion of plastic wastes. This review aims to conduct a Bibliometric analysis of the pyrolysis of plastic wastes and non-precious-based catalysts by mapping research studies over the last fifty years. The analysis was developed via VOSviewer and RStudio tools. It showed the historical progress regarding plastic waste pyrolysis to produce valuable products and chemicals worldwide. The research shows that the top five countries with the highest citations and publications in this field were Spain, China, England, the USA and India. The Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis had the most comprehensive coverage of plastic waste. The relationship between the catalyst and the mechanism of plastic waste can influence the production yield and selectivity. The research gap and underrepresented research topics were identified, and previous research studies on developing non-precious-based catalysts that were most relevant to the current topic were reviewed and discussed. The challenges and perspectives on catalyst preparation and development for material complexity were critically discussed. Challenges of previous studies and directions for future research were provided. This report might guide the reader to take a general look at plastic waste valorization by pyrolysis and easily understand the main challenges.     

Polypropylene/polyperoxide interaction in the melt phase

This paper deals with the effect of polyperoxide on the properties and characteristics of PP. Interaction of PP with polyperoxide was carried out by their mixing in melt phase applying co‐rotating twin screw machine. The analysis of melting/crystallisation processes was performed using DSC. Influence of polyperoxide concentration and mixing condition (temperature, residence time) on PP properties was investigated via determination of PP molecular weight. Mechanism of the PP degradation and decomposition of peroxide groups was judged by thermogravimetric analysis, FT‐IR‐, and NMR‐spectroscopy. It was observed that decomposition of peroxide groups brings about degradation of polypropylene. However, simultaneously some part of short, chains of PP are grafted onto macrochain of the polyperoxide decomposed.