Synthesis of cellulose carbamate by supercritical CO2-assisted impregnation: Structure and rheological properties

Cellulose carbamate, an environmentally friendly material presents an interesting alternative to petroleum-based polymers because of its renewable, biodegradable, biocompatible nature and its solubility in conventional solvents. In synthesis process of cellulose carbamate, urea was firstly impregnated into the cellulose pulp by supercritical CO₂(scCO₂), followed by the esterification of cellulose. The structure of cellulose carbamate was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The rheological properties of these cellulose carbamates in 9% sodium hydroxide solution were investigated, using a range of the nitrogen content, concentrations and shear rates.     

Rheological behaviour and shear thickening exhibited by aqueous CTAB micellar solutions

In this experimental work we carefully investigate the rheological behaviour and in particular the shear thickening exhibited by aqueous micellar solutions of CTAB with NaSal as added counterion. We are particularly interested in the evolution of the critical shear rate (at which shear thickening occurs) versus C _D , the surfactant concentration. We show that , at fixed salt concentration C _S , increases with C _D following a power law evolution with a positive exponent of + 5.8. On the other hand we show that if the ratio C _D / C _S is fixed, decreases with C _D with a negative exponent of -2.0. Nevertheless investigations of the zero shear viscosity indicate that in all situations (implying variation of the surfactant concentration C _D , or the salt concentration C _S or the temperature) is a decreasing function of the length of the micelles. All these evolutions are compatible with a gelation mechanism which could possibly be associated with entanglement effects of large interacting flowing structures. Received: 3 March 1998 / Revised: 16 June 1998 / Accepted: 3 July 1998     

芳香族热致液晶聚（对羟基苯甲酸－对苯二甲酸双酚A酯）的流变性能

用Ｉｎｓｔｒｏｎ３２１１型毛细管流变仪研究了以对羟基苯甲酸（ＰＨＢ）、对苯二甲酸（ＴＰＡ）和双酚Ａ（ＢＰＡ）为单体合成的共聚芳酯液晶熔体的流变性能。结果表明，切变速率、熔体温度及ＰＨＢ链节含量对切粘度和结构粘度有很大的影响。切变速率在１０～１０３／Ｓ、温度２９５～３３０℃范围内，共聚酯粘流活化能△Ｅη为７４．５～２０５．１（ｋＪ／ｍｏｌ）。液晶熔体在剪切流中存在屈服应力τｏ，随温度升高τｏ值降低。在低温、低切变速率下，共聚酯熔体的弹性很小，甚至呈现挤出收缩现象。     

酞侧基聚芳醚砜和聚芳醚酮共混物的高温流变行为

用锥板粘度计测试了酞侧基聚芳醚砜（ＰＥＳ－Ｃ）和酞侧基聚芳醚酮（ＰＥＫ－Ｃ）及其共混物的熔体流变行为．试样的流动活化能分别为１４５、１３３和１１２ＫＪ／ｍｏｌ．共混物的熔体粘度显著低于ＰＥＳ－Ｃ和ＰＥＫ－Ｃ粘度的对数加和值．并证明试样的熔体流动性和加工稳定性都已达到注射成型工艺的要求．     

Properties of block and graft copolymers of polybutadiene with small complexed poly(4-vinylpyridine) segments

Various diblocks, triblocks and a graft copolymer of butadiene with 4-vinylpyridine short blocks have been prepared. They were complexed with ZnCl₂ to give ionomer-like materials. For all copolymers, the T_g of the elastomeric block (?84°C to ?91°C) was unchanged by complexation. For all diblocks and triblocks with short blocks (DP _n ～ 3) the storage modulus was only slightly increased by comparison with uncomplexed materials. For the graft copolymer even with short blocks the material is less sensitive to temperature after complexation. For triblocks, when the DP _n of the vinylpyridine blocks was high enough (15 units), complexes were associated in multiplets of large size and the elastomeric properties were retained up to 200°C.     

Effects of polystyrene-encapsulated magnesium hydroxide on rheological and flame-retarding properties of HIPS composites

In this study, polystyrene (PS)-encapsulated magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)₂) was successfully prepared by in situ polymerization of styrene on the surface of Mg(OH)₂ in a high-speed mixer. A large amount of PS chemically bonded on Mg(OH)₂ surface was confirmed by means of FT-IR, TGA and SEM. A series of composites of high impact polystyrene (HIPS) were prepared by melt blending in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. The effects of PS-encapsulated filler on the properties of HIPS composites were studied by SEM, rheology and combustion tests (horizontal burning tests and cone calorimetry). The dispersion and adhesion patterns of PS-encapsulated Mg(OH)₂ in HIPS matrix were investigated through FT-IR and SEM. The experimental results demonstrated that comparing to the composites containing untreated filler, the rheological and flame retardant properties of those containing PS-encapsulated filler were found to be significantly improved. This improvement is mostly attributed to a better dispersion of the encapsulated filler and a strong adhesion between the filler and matrix.     

Synthesis and electrochemical properties of spinel LiMn2O4 prepared by the rheological phase method

Pure-phase and well-crystallized spinel LiMn₂O₄ powders were successfully synthesized by a simple rheological phase method. The thermal behavior and structure properties of the powders prepared by the rheological phase method compared with the solid-state reaction were investigated by thermogravimetry, powder X-ray diffraction , scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. According to the results of the electrochemical tests, it is obvious that the sample resulting from the rheological phase method shows higher discharge capacity and better cycling stability than one formed in the solid-state reaction. The cyclic voltammogram and columbic efficiency curves also confirm that the product by the rheological phase method has a good cycling performance due to its fine cubic spinel structure and morphology.     

热致液晶乙基纤维素与尼龙－1010共混物的研究

在自制单螺杆小型挤出机上通过熔融共混的办法，制备了不同配比（５／９５—２５／７５）的ＥＣ／Ｎｙｌｏｎ—１０１０共混物．用ＷＡＸＤ、ＤＳＣ、毛细管流变仪、力学性能测试等方法对共混物进行了研究．发现共混后尼龙－１０１０的形态结构有明显改变，其强度、模量都有提高，在高剪切速率下，共混物粘度大大降低．配比为１５８５时，这些性能的改进尤为明显．     

聚电解质──壳聚糖浓溶液流变学性质研究：浓度、温度、溶剂pH值和外加盐对粘度及流动性的影响

本工作用日本岩本ＲＰＸ－７０５多功能流变仪测定了在不同浓度、温度、溶剂ｐＨ值和外加盐浓度对壳聚糖在甲酸水溶液中其浓溶液粘度η随剪切速率γ的变化关系．讨论了浓度、温度等对溶液粘度、流动活化能Ｅ_γ和流动指数ｎ的影响．发现溶剂ｐＨ值减小或溶液中外加盐浓度增加，溶液粘度变小，ｎ增大，表明非牛顿流动性减弱，并且进一步讨论了零剪切粘度η_０和外加盐浓度Ｃ_ｓ的依赖关系．     

不同类型聚合物溶液对采油残余油的作用机理研究

通过实验测定了HPAM溶液和黄原胶溶液的流变性、在多孔介质中的流变性和残余阻力系数 ,计算了衰竭层效应 .用不同的浓度和注入速度进行了驱油实验 .提出聚合物分子缠结作用的增强不仅引起表观粘度增加或衰竭层厚度降低 ,而且使平行于油水界面的拉动残余油的力增加 ,从而使残余油饱和度降低 ,采收率提高 .随浓度增加 ,HPAM溶液的表观粘度和残余阻力系数增加 ,衰竭层厚度减小 ;黄原胶溶液的浓度高于缠结浓度时 ,衰竭层厚度和表观粘度变化不大 .注入速度增加时 ,两种聚合物溶液的衰竭层厚度均降低 ,HPAM溶液的残余阻力系数不变 ,粘弹性增加 ;而黄原胶溶液的残余阻力系数下降 .不同浓度和注入速度情况下两种聚合物溶液的驱油结果证实了文中提出的聚合物分子缠结作用和衰竭层效应对残余油的作用机理 .分子结构的不同是造成两种聚合物溶液在多孔介质中渗流规律和对残余油作用机理的差别的根本原因 .