Effects of poly[styrene‐b‐(ethylene‐co‐butylene)‐b‐styrene] on the charge distributions of low‐density polyethylene/polystyrene blends

The effect of the triblock copolymer poly[styrene‐b‐(ethylene‐co‐butylene)‐b‐styrene] (SEBS) on the formation of the space charge of immiscible low‐density polyethylene (LDPE)/polystyrene (PS) blends was investigated. Blends of 70/30 (wt %) LDPE/PS were prepared through melt blending in an internal mixer at a blend temperature of 220 °C. The amount of charge that accumulated in the 70% LDPE/30% PS blends decreased when the SEBS content increased up to 10 wt %. For compatibilized and uncompatibilized blends, no significant change in the degree of crystallinity of LDPE in the blends was observed, and so the effect of crystallization on the space charge distribution could be excluded. Morphological observations showed that the addition of SEBS resulted in a domain size reduction of the dispersed PS phase and better interfacial adhesion between the LDPE and PS phases. The location of SEBS at a domain interface enabled charges to migrate from one phase to the other via the domain interface and, therefore, resulted in a significant decrease in the amount of space charge for the LDPE/PS blends with SEBS. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 2813–2820, 2004     

聚丙烯共混物反应挤出过程中的降解抑制

聚丙烯／（丙烯腈－苯乙烯）共聚物在过氧化二异丙苯存在下反应共混挤出时，加入亚油酸三甘酯可以有效地抑制过程的降解，从挤出物中分离出聚丙烯组分测试熔体流动速率表明，加入亚油酸三甘酯后，其熔体流动速率有很大下降，扫描电子显微镜的观察表明，调节过氧化二异丙苯和亚油酸三甘酯的加入量，可有效控制降解并生成较多的接枝物相容性，显著改善相形态。     

嵌段离聚物的制备及其络合和缔合性质

报道了一种氢化ＳＢＳ（ＳＥＢＳ）的化学改性方法，由此得到了一种基于ＳＥＢＳ的离聚物，其中ＰＳ嵌段接有少量羧酸盐基．用动态光散射和粘度法表征了基于ＳＥＢＳ的不同配对离子的磺酸离聚物在非极性溶剂中的缔合行为，给出了缔合物存在的证据和缔合物尺寸的定量数据．ＳＥＢＳ磺酸盐离聚物与含吡啶基的无规共聚物在稀溶液和本体中能形成分子间的络合物，这从共混物溶液粘度的反常增大和本体Ｔｇ的显著增加得到了证明．用粘度法、透射电子显微镜表征和证实了ＳＥＢＳ羧酸钠离聚物在水中可以形成稳定的胶体分散．疏水粒子为表面的离子基团所稳定．     

SEBS的氯甲基化及羟甲基化＊

Hydroxymethyl groups were introduced into hydrogenated poly(styrene-block-butadiene-block-styrene)(SEBS) via chemical modification of the PS blocks by a simple three-step procedure,i.e.,chloromethylation via Friedel-Crafts reaction with stannic chloride(SnCl₄) as catalyst in chloroform solution in the presence of trioxane and chlorotrimethylsilane,followed by esterification and hydrolysis by using phase transfer catalyst TBAB.¹H NMR,FTIR,SEC and elemental analysis were employed to characterize the products.The results show that the degree of functionalization could be controlled in the first step,and the convertions of chloromethyl to ester and ester to hydroxyl were complete.Meanwhile molecular weight distribution of the product was still narrow.Crosslinking could be avoided when the polymer concentration was kept lower than its overlap concentration.     

SEBS/PMMA共混物膜的表面和本体形态结构

用扫描电镜(SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了两种不同共混比的聚(苯乙烯-嵌-乙烯/丁烯-嵌-苯乙烯)(SEBS)和聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)共混膜的表面形态和相分离行为。结果表明,当膜厚为25μm时,两种共混膜表面均未见明显的相分离形貌,而在膜体相中可见宏观相分离结构。当膜厚为120 nm时,质量比为30/70的共混膜表面可见明显的“海-岛”状宏观相分离;而质量比为60/40的共混膜表面未见明显宏观相分离,仅有少量PMMA小颗粒嵌于SEBS基体中,形成SEBS趋于包裹PMMA微区的稳定“笼型”结构,其尺度属于介观相分离。退火后,两样品膜的体相形态与表面形貌趋于一致,均呈现宏观的相分离结构。     

Does nanoclay addition always lead to amelioration? Dual effects of the nanoclay on the PA‐6/EVOH/SEBS ternary blends

This work presents the investigation of properties of polyamide‐6 (PA‐6)/ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/styrene‐ethylene‐butylene‐styrene (SEBS) ternary blends and related nanocomposites with nanoclays. In this way, the effect of the mixing protocol and nanoclay type on the morphology, mechanical, and rheological properties of the blends was comprehensively studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation revealed that, for the neat ternary blends, core‐shell droplets were formed in which SEBS droplets were encapsulated by EVOH phase in the PA‐6 matrix. In this regard, experimental observations were compared and discussed with the predictions of phenomenological models. According to the X‐ray diffraction analysis, the distribution and degree of dispersion of the nanoclays were significantly influenced by mixing protocol. It was demonstrated that competition between the intrinsic effect of the nanoclay on the physical properties and its inhibiting effect on the interactions between PA‐6 and EVOH phases led to some interesting observations for the rheological and mechanical properties of the ternary blends. The results revealed that optimum properties could be obtained by selecting appropriate nanoclay and mixing protocol.     

Ultra‐high molecular weight styrenic block copolymer/TPU blends for automotive applications: Influence of various compatibilizers

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) based on new generation ultrahigh molecular weight styrene‐ethylene‐butylene‐styrene (SEBS) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) are developed and characterized especially for automotive applications. Influence of maleic anhydride grafted styrene‐ethylene‐butylene‐styrene (SEBS‐g‐MA) and maleic anhydride grafted ethylene propylene rubber (EPM‐g‐MA) as compatibilizers has been explored and compared on the blends of SEBS/TPU (60:40). The amount of compatibilizers was varied from 0 to 10 phr. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies revealed the dramatic changes from a nonuniform to finer and uniform dispersed phase morphology. This was reflected in various mechanical properties. SEBS‐g‐MA modified blends showed higher tensile strength. EPM‐g‐MA modified blends also displayed considerable improvement. Elongation at break (EB) was doubled for the entire compatibilized blends. Fourier‐transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) confirmed the chemical changes in the blends brought about by the interactions between blend components and compatibilizers. Both SEBS‐g‐MA and EPM‐g‐MA had more or less similar effects in dynamic mechanical properties of the blends. Additionally, melt rheological studies have also been pursued through a rubber process analyzer (RPA) to get a better insight.     

Structure and gas transport characteristics of triethylene oxide-grafted polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-polystyrene

Polymeric membrane-based gas separation technology has significant advantages compared with traditional amine-based CO₂ separation method. In this work, SEBS block copolymer is used as a polymer matrix to incorporate triethylene oxide (TEO) functionality. The short ethylene oxide segment is chosen to avoid crystallization, which is confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry and wide-angle X-ray scattering characterizations. The gas permeability results reveal that CO₂/N₂ selectivity increased with increasing content of TEO functional group. The highest CO₂ permeability (281 Barrer) and CO₂/N₂ selectivity (31) were obtained for the membrane with the highest TEO incorporation (57 mol%). Increasing the TEO content in these copolymers results in an increase in CO₂ solubility and a decrease in C₂H₆ solubility. For example, as the grafted TEO content increased from 0 to 57 mol%, the CO₂ solubility and CO₂/C₂H₆ solubility selectivity increased from 0.72 to 1.3 cm³(STP)/cm³ atm and 0.47 to 1.3 at 35°C, respectively. The polar ether linkage in TEO-grafted SEBS copolymers exhibits favorable interaction with CO₂ and unfavorable interaction with nonpolar C₂H₆, thus enhancing CO₂/C₂H₆ solubility selectivity.     

SEBS的氯甲基化及羟甲基化

氢化聚苯乙烯-(乙烯丁烯无规共聚物)-聚苯乙烯三嵌段共聚物(SEBS)是一种性能优良的热塑性弹性体^[1～3].由于其结构明确,分子量均一,如果能引入含量可控的功能基团,在理论研究方面具有重要意义.     

Phase Structure of Polyamide 6/Poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and Poly(styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene) or Poly(maleated Styrene/Ethylene-co-Butylene/Styrene) Ternary Blends

Two sets of ternary blends; polyamide 6/poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)/poly(styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene) (PA6/SAN/SEBS) and polyamide 6/poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)/poly(maleated styrene/ethylene-co-butylene/styrene) (PA6/SAN/SEBS-g-MA), based on 70 wt% of matrix and 30 wt% of the dispersed phases at various concentrations of the minor components, were prepared via melt blending. Morphologies of the ternary systems were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and compared with the predictions of the spreading coefficient (SC), minimum relative interfacial energy (RIE), and dynamic interfacial energy (DIE) phenomenological models. The effects of different reported surface tensions of the used polymers and different protocols of the core-shell ratio calculation on the prediction of the models were investigated. The core-shell structure for PA6/SAN/SEBS system and two separate minor phases for PA6/SAN/SEBS-g-MA were observed at all of the compositions. The results indicated that the most important parameter for the accurate prediction of the models is the accurate calculation of the interfacial tension of the used polymers, in both the static and dynamic conditions.